Events following the assassination of President Kennedy. Close view of Brigadier General Clair L. Wood, Commander of 1001st AB Wing Headquarters Command, standing on the ramp of Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, with numerous airplanes behind him. He and a Lieutenant Colonel make statements (not heard). U.S. Army VH-3A helicopter taxiing to stop. Mrs. Eunice Shriver and Edward Kennedy alighting from VH-3A. They board a VC-140B jet transport, after which ramp is rolled away and the aircraft door closes. View of chocks pulled from VC-140B and aircraft taxiing. View of photographer with camera.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. An X-15A aircraft backs up at the air base. Wheel of a tug being positioned. Technicians work on USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft at the air base. Technicians work under the wing of the aircraft as they attach the X-15A to the NB-52B aircraft. A ramjet engine being attached to the X-15A aircraft.
A U.S. Air Force F-100 jet fighter aircraft, piloted by Lieutenant Barty R. Brooks, of the 1708th Ferrying Wing, trying to go-around, from failed landing attempt at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He had taken off from Palmdale, California, was unable to retract his landing gear, and was attempting an emergency landing at Edwards AFB. The aircraft hovers over the runway in a nose high attitude under full power (so-called "Sabre Dance"), but fails to fully recover controlled flight, eventually striking its right wing on the ground and crashing in a fireball.
Speed and altitude tests being conducted by X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. X-15 begins a solo flight into the stratosphere. Pilot Scott Crossfield seated in the cockpit of X-15. Mach meter indicator passes Mach two. Radar dish antenna recording the course of flight. Chase planes F-100F and F-104D in flight. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) officials take recordings on graph and look at radar screens. Pilot converses with the ground crew members. X-15 lands on Rogers Dry Lake in California. Vehicles parked next to the aircraft after its landing in ground.
A speech by U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in the United States. Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrive at a speaker stand at Edwards Air Force Base, California. They are escorted by other dignitaries. A flag of United States. People seated for the speech. Dignitaries on the stage. Vice President Nixon climbs up the steps of the stage and shakes hands with the dignitaries. Men take pictures. People seated on chairs at the base. Mr. Nixon; Mr. Kindelberger, President of North America; Mr. Horner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development make speechs. The dignitaries stand and applaud. X-15 is towed by a tug and is rolled out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Dignitaries on either side of the X-15.
United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft taxis and takes off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. The aircraft in flight. Clouds in the sky.
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