Four B-50 Superfortress, USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombers, escorted by four straight wing F-84 thunderjets, flying immediately overhead. The B-50s belong to the 43rd Bomb Wing and display "circle K" tail codes. F-84s peel off to left and leave the formation. Desert terrain and mountains in background (probably in vicinity of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona).
Four B-50 Superfortress bombers, from the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 43rd Bomb Wing, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, flying in precise formation. They display Circle K tail letter code.
Interior of a C-119J from the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) during flight to practice space capsule recovery for Discoverer Program. Crewman in a sitting position on aircraft floor. Crewmen working with winch equipment and pick-up gear.
View inside a C-119J of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) practicing space capsule capture as part of the Discoverer Program. Cameraman takes picture from aircraft cargo hold, as parachute capsule pick-up is made. Crewman working with equipment inside the C-119J. Views of parachute and test space capsule in air. Crew unhooks test capsule from chute. Crew works on pick-up gear and brings parachute and capsule aboard C-119J
U.S. Air Force support of the Discoverer space program. Cameraman taking pictures through cabin window of C-119J, of the 6593rd Test Squadron (Special), during practice mission for capturing space capsules in flight. Pilot seen in background. C-119J Flying Boxcar in flight with pick-up gear lowered, over clouds. Cameraman taking pictures from rear cargo door of C-119J from sitting position on aircraft floor and from cabin window. Views of control tower at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, United States. C-119J being refueled at the base.
comparative evaluation of four USAF planes: C-119C, XC-123, SA-16 and C-47F for the Strategic Air Command, Escape and Evasion mission. Unassisted take-offs of the planes form Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida is shown. SA-16 taking off from hard surface runway, followed by C-119C, C-47F and XC-123.
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