Famous woman aviator Jacqueline Cochran and United States Air Force Academy cadets standing by fledgling eagle statue. Miss Cochran talks to Cadet Wing Commander Jack Catton and walks towards F-104 airplane.
Jacqueline Cochran at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. Miss Cochran in conversation with five cadets while walking. The lady and the cadets walking towards F-104 Starfighter airplane. Miss Cochran speaks to the cadets.
News broadcaster Thomas H. Wolfe, in Washington, DC, reports about the U.S. quarantine against any military shipments into Cuba during the Cuban Crisis. He discusses support for the quarantine from the Organization of American States and mentions referral of the matter to the United Nations. On the wall behind him are map of Cuba and image of President John F. Kennedy.
Ground crews of the18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the United States Air Force handle ammunition in Korea. Several P-51s parked. A tug pulling trailer loaded with 50 caliber magazine boxes driven through the parking area of P-51s. Another tug pulling trailer loaded with rockets moves through the same area. Soldiers unload boxes of magazine from the trailer. A soldier empties contents of a box on the wing of plane. 50 caliber magazines on the wing. A partly completed aircraft hangar in the background. Soldiers unload rockets also and install them on the wing of F-51. The soldiers carry the rockets towards the planes on trolleys. (Korean War)
110-gallon jettisonable fuel tanks are installed on P-51 planes of the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the U.S. Air Force, at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. F-51s with shark's teeth painted on their noses. Soldiers use trolleys to carry the fuel tanks towards the plane. Fuel tanks being fastened onto P-51s. (Korean War)
Ground crew members of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the U.S. Air Force in Korea help direct planes to take off and land, during Korean War. A ground crew member waves a flag and signals P-51s to take off. Ground crew members watch as the planes take off. F-51 comes in for landing.
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