Development and flight of various U.S. aircraft. A page of Wright Air Development Center (WADS) book reads 'A Sense of Urgency'. A technician works on drawing board. Aerial view of formation of five Convair B-36 aircraft in flight. A centrifuge test in progress at WADC of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Evening journal headlines reads 'Reds Invade South Korea'. Explosion during actual battle of Korean War. Smoke due to explosion. Aerial formation of C-119 Flying Boxcar. Parachutes descend. Formation of eight C-119 during jump. Lined up five F-86 Sabre aircraft. Crew members and gasoline trucks in front of F-86. Insignia of United States on F-86. Last minute check is made prior to mission. Refueling of an F-86 by a man. F-59A aircraft in flight leaves a smoky trail. A book in hands of a man. Four technicians seated at desk and are reviewing future proposals of jet aircraft. An outline drawing of an aircraft F-84 Thunderjet. Various instruments and gauges during testing of mechanical systems of aircraft. The door to cold weather chamber opened. An engineer wearing heavy clothing takes instruments through door. F-80 Shooting Star lands and taxis. Narrator discusses problems of load on landing gear. A man cleans the wheels of F-80 after landing. Two technicians seated at a desk discuss about the project. Project engineer hold the model of F-86 aircraft in hand pointing to various sections of F-86 Sabre. Test conducted on a dynamometer machine. Tire test conducted. Gauges which record wheel speed, brake recorder. F-86 Sabre stationary. Initial flight test of an F-86 conducted at Muroc Dry Lake in California. F-86 taxis and takes off. F-86 in flight. A pilot in a cockpit. Landing of F-86.
U.S. F-86 aircraft in dogfight action against a MIG-15 in Korea. F-86 Sabre jet fighter aircraft, with wing tanks taking off from airfield in Korea. Two F-86s taking off. Air-to-air combat with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, jet fighter aircraft. Fighter kill against MIG-15 showing hits on aircraft. Pilot's face is seenn. He is equipped with crash helmet and oxygen mask. The pilot operates controls and fires weapons during combat. Formation of four F-86s flying overhead, then they peel off. F-86s landing at airfield in Korea. Animated diagram of F-86 showing engines, guns and component parts of the aircraft. F-86s in row, fuel truck is parked near lead plane at airfield in Korea. Ground crew personnel at the airfield. Mechanic checks gun, another checks cockpit while plane is being refueled. Two F-86s take off. F-86 stationary at Wright Field, other aircraft in hangars in the background.
F-80s and F-86s on test stand in the United States. Pamphlet on jet propelled aircraft, stamped 'Secret', held by Air Force officer. Interior of office building, Air Force officer talks to civilian contractor. Drawings of F-80 and F-86. Interior of laboratory testing of hydraulic equipment. Equipment is mounted on test stands, meter registers 3000 lbs. per square inch. Cold weather test is being conducted on hydraulic equipment in laboratory. Technician, wearing heavy protective clothing, removes section of landing gear hydraulic system from hydraulic section of landing gear in the cold weather test chamber. USAF jet fighter F-80 Shooting Star lands at Wright Field. Technician checks landing gear wheel of an F-80. Unsatisfactory report on the wheel of the F-80 is turned in. F-80 landing. Two Air Force project officers discuss aircraft performance. One officer pointing to the wheel location, end of wing and fuselage of the F-80. Testing of wheel for the USAF F-86 Sabre in test stand. Interior of laboratory building showing wheel test instrument panel. Views of test and recording charts in operation. Stationary F-86. F-86 in initial flight, wheels down. F-86 landing at Muroc AFB.
Activities at the Wright Air Development Center (WADC). Two F-86 Sabre taxi and take off for the formation. A formation of seven F-86's, one set of three and one set of four, flying low across airfield. F-86 in flight. A maneuver of F-86 as it goes into a roll. The graph giving years and progress in speed of jet aircraft. Jet aircraft during wind tunnel test at WADC of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A wind tunnel. A technician seated at instrument panel which gauges various steps in wind tunnel. A hand pulls switches. Several view of technicians at work. Aircraft leaves fire. 3-25 aircraft in flight. A title 'Electronic Equipment'. Nose to tail section of F-86. A part of fuselage is cut away. A covering of tail section is removed and shows the electronically controlled tail pipe eyelid in motion. Bell X-1 takes off. A title 'Supersonic Speed'. Bell X-1 is refueled with liquid oxygen. A technician wearing protective clothing takes a shower. A rocket fuel stands at Muroc in California. Bell X-1 is refueled. Bell X-1 in flight. X-1 comes in for landing. Matador Missile launched. A subtitle appears 'Guided Missiles'. A book titled 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft'. Hand stamps book Top Secret, restricted data. A picture frame squared in four sections. Upper left hand corner shows buzzing of an F-59A Hawker Hunter, lower left hand corner shows Matador missile, Upper right hand corner shows the F-86D Sabre Jet, lower right hand corner shows the Nuclear Book. At center of frame is the Bell X-1 in flight. There is an action with each section. USAF organizational chart. Animated map of United States shows the locations of Wright Air Development Center (WADC).
United States F-86 aircraft in dogfight combat against a MIG-15 in Korea. Two F-86s take off from airfield in Korea. Formation of seven F-86s flying overhead, first flight four, second flight three. Gun camera views from F-86 engaging Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, jet fighter aircraft. F-86 making fast climb. F-86 in flight executes a victory roll. (Korean War)
Test flight of F-86 Sabre at the Wright Air Development Center located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A book entitled 'Research and Development Information Report'. A sign reads 'Danger, Only Authorized Personnel Permitted on Firing Range'. A technician test guns. Guns while being tested. A wing of F-86 Sabre with tufts installed on it. A technicians climbs up a ladder, sits in a cockpit and points to the cameras installed under canopy of aircraft. The cameras will take pictures during tufts test while aircraft is in flight. Project engineer and test pilot in cockpit of an aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. A pilot wears helmet. F-86 taxis and takes off. F-86 aircraft going into dive at 45,000 feet. Wing of F-86E with tufts installed on it. A research engineer looks at the film taken of tuft test.