A new F-86 Sabrejet is launched in the United States. The test flight of the Sabre jet. The jet is parked at an air base. The jet takes off and is in flight. A pilot in the cockpit. The jet fires rockets. A targeted aircraft on the ground explodes. Smoke arises from bombardment.
F-86F aircraft parked at airfield. Two T-160 guns installed in F-86F. Ground firing tests of guns installed in F-86F shows guns fired. F-86F takes off. Onboard camera views of guns firing while aircraft is in flight. Incendiary bursts on fields show smoke rising.
The flight tests on United States Air Force(USAF) aircraft X-1A and X-10 at the Edwards Air Force base in California, United States. The U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86D Sabre, F-89 Scorpion, F-102 Delta Dagger lined up on the ramp. Another aircraft at a distance. The B-29 Superfortress with X-1A installed in bomb bay. X-1A in a cutaway bomb bay of B-29. The crew members of the B-29 and X-1A include U.S. Air Force Major General Charles Elwood Yeager (Chuck Yeager) as he picks up a helmet and a parachute. The crew members walk towards the aircraft. B-29 with X-1A takes off. B-29 with X-1A climbs for altitude. B-29 in flight with X-1A attached to bomb bay and fuselage. The X-1A drops away from B-29. The rocket engine of the X-1A started and it continues flying. The F-86 Sabre behind the X-1A. The contrail of X-1A . The contrails of B-29. The F-86 diving and turning. Ground in the background. X-1A lands on desert. A group of personnel around the X-1A. Chuck Yeager in the cockpit of the X-1A. He climbs out and jumps on the ground.
The development of weapon system at the Wright Air Development Center of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. F-86D Sabre aircraft at the base. A pilot in a cockpit. Pilot wears a helmet, flying suit and oxygen mask. Pilot checks control. Various new type parts of the F-86D aircraft are demonstrated like the fuel engine, normal engine, emergency engine etc. Pilot work on controls F-86D taxis and takes off. Radar screen in operation. Radar screens in operation in the background. F-86D in flight. Students receive instructions in a classroom. Students at radarscope. Technicians and workers during a construction of runway. Technicians and Project engineers at work in an office. View of the Joint Project Officers at work. View of Wright Air Development organization and of buildings at Wright Air Development Center (WADC) in Ohio. Entrance of a building at the facility.
Activities at Wright Air Development Center, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Two burners under wing of B-47 Stratojet aircraft. Gun fire test on a container filled with hydraulic fluid. B-47 lands with drag parachute. Technician makes a part for aircraft C-97 Stratofreighter. A stenographer types notes. A woman takes out the printouts. Several view of various office workers. A project engineer works on a machine. A woman takes out the prints of graphs. Librarian checks out book for technician. A woman works on publications. Technicians seated at a desk and look at the project details. Various supplies kept in warehouse. A sign reads 'WADC Supply Shuttle Truck No 6'. A technician works on a fabricated machine. Instrumentation camera in operation. Theodolite camera track B-45 Tornado in flight. Technician checks the propeller. F-86 stationary. Divided frame in five sections shows F-86D Sabre, F-59 buzz camera, Matador missile launching,F-86D, Book entitled 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft' and Bell X-1 in center. Aerial view low-flying over facilites of the WADC in Ohio. A Wright Memorial. A title card reads "For us, This is Not the End."
Wright Air Development Center in Ohio, United States. A United states B-26 aircraft in flight. F-86 aircraft on an airfield with jet engines. United States F-86 D aircraft. X-1 plane takes off at supersonic speed. Men dressed in protective clothing fuel X-1 aircraft, one of them stands under a shower to wash away rocket fuel from protective clothing. X-1 aircraft in area near rocket fuel stands at Muroc Air force Base in California. X-1 in flight, nose and wheels down as it prepares to land. Martin Matador, a guided missile launched, missile in flight. A document titled ' Nuclear Powered Aircraft' stamped as ' Top Secret' A mosaic of five scenes showing F-59 As diving in low, Matador launched, X-1 aircraft in flight and F-86 D stationary. A top secret document titled ' Nuclear Powered air craft'