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A German airman in the cockpit of a RF-84F Thunderflash and he disengages an air hose at Erding Air Base in Berlin, Germany.

RF-84F Thunderflash at Erding Air Base in Berlin, Germany. A German airman in the cockpit of a RF-84F Thunderflash. Second airman on the wing of the aircraft. He checks the plane's instrument panel. An airman gets out of Thunderflash cockpit and closes the canopy. Another airman climbs up a ladder and reaches the wing of the aircraft. He disengages an air hose from RF-84F Thunderflash and fastens down the access panel.

Date: 1959, August 17
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031751
C-119G Flying Boxcar lands and taxis past operations building to a parking area at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany.

C-119G Flying Boxcar at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany. The Flying Boxcar lands at the air base. The plane taxis past operations building towards a parking area at the air base.

Date: 1959, August 17
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031752
A C-54 Skymaster lands and taxis past operations building towards a parking area at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany.

A C-54 Skymaster at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany. Two aircraft land separately at the air base. A Skymaster lands. The plane taxis past operations building towards a parking area at the air base.

Date: 1959, August 17
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031753
Tibetan farmers, Potala Palace, and the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet

Clouds loom over the Himalayas in Tibet. A Tibetan farmer and his wife work in a field. Goats near the house. A man distributes a traditional drink. Women play with a toddler. Shepherds with cattle. Farmers work in a field. Men lead horses with material for trade. The Potala Palace (35 Beijing Middle Rd, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 850000) monastery in the capital of Lhasa. Traditional Tibetan architecture, intricate carvings, and holy lamps in the monastery. The Dalai Lama, ruler of Tibet walks with monks in the monastery. He takes a seat as people pay their respect. Monks play traditional instruments. Traditional Tibetan music and dance performances under a tent. A crowd seated around the tent to watch. People in different parts of Asia follow the teachings of Dalai Lama. Devotees and monks walk down the steps of a temple. Tibetan monks at a ceremony. Buddhist statues in various temples across Asia.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020792
X-15 on ground. Bell X-1 mach 1, October 14, 1947. The X-1D, nose wheel collapse, July 24, 1951

The high frontier of X-15 in United States. Rocket powered aircraft X-15 is towed and taken out from a hangar. Various symbols on X-15. A sign reads 'North American Aviation Inc'. Models of aircraft from earliest to most recent are shown. B-29 launching Bell X-1 rocket plane on October 14, 1947. View inside cabin of B-29. Airspeed indicator in the X-1 shows Mach 1 plus. View of X-1D rocket plane landing in Mojave desert, July 24, 1951, as nose wheel collapses and the plane sends up plumes of sand as it spins around before coming to rest, facing backwards. Test pilot Jean Ziegler is seen afterwards in the cockpit, breathing a sigh of relief. Jet fighter seen exceeding mach 2 airspeed. Animation of B-52B Stratofortress launching X-15. and its landing on desert.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021319
North American Aviation engineers. X-15 research design and testing

" X-15 Research Airplane Request for Bids" issued by the U.S. Air Force Air Materiel Command, Washington, DC. Documents labeled 'Confidential Information'. Cover of another document reads: "North American Aviation Inc." View of North American aircraft design engineers at work designing and drawing sketches of landing gear, fuel system, hydraulics, surface control and study it. A sketch of X-15. Wind tunnel tests. Sketches of various aircraft designs. Vehicles outside North American Aviation Inc. A sign reads 'SABRE JET'. A sign reads 'Unauthorized personnel Keep Out' and 'Closed Area Admittance by Authorization Only'. Engine testing. Airframe fabrication. More wind tunnel tests.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021320