Testing of aircraft for Strategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission. An XC-123 performs a maximum performance landing on rough terrain at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. The aircraft makes normal approach, reverses propellers on touchdown, and applies full braking. Dust blows in front of the aircraft from the prop reversals.
Tests of aircraft for Strategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission, conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. A C-47F aircraft performs maximum perfornance landing employing a drogue chute to aid in stopping. Several views of the C-47F landing in rough terrain, trailing drogue parachute behind. As the plane lands, the parachute opens up and plane comes to an abrupt halt using reversed propellers and brakes as well.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. U.S. aircraft B-29 in flight. Parachute attachment and A-3 lifeboat dropped from the plane. Coastline in the background. Two parachutists jump in water from C-47 aircraft. Trees and houses on coast. Men aboard a lifeboat. Men swim out to men who are in rubber life raft. SA-16 approaches for landing. It lands on water and taxis. Pier in view. Men in rubber raft. Cadets walk towards trees on coast. Military dependants bathe on beach. Rubber life raft loads in water. Flare smoke arising from boat. Motor launch underway at sea. Two parachutists descend.
PT-10 rescue boat underway. Pontoon of SA-16 taxiing. Two Air Force PT-10 rescue boats. PT-10 rescue boat near life raft. Men lifting stretcher baskets from water to deck of PT-10 rescue boat. Two men remove life vests. Cadets watch the operations. Men board PT-10 rescue boat. Sailors alert and run out to PT-10 rescue boat.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Hand points out various switches and controls of multi-engine aircraft. Instrumental panel, throttle and switches. U.S. aircraft B-29 in flight. Parachute attachment and A-3 lifeboat dropped from the plane. Coastline in the background. Two parachutists jump in water. Trees and houses on coast. Men aboard a lifeboat.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Survival school hangar building at Eglin. A sergeant hanging from ropes shows the method of lowering self to ground. Various parachutes are displayed in survival school hangar. Airman demonstrates lowering self to ground with rope.
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