Operation Jupiter, Wiesbaden Germany. General Eisenhower prepares to depart following an inspection of Italian and American Air Force units and equipment at Wiesbaden Airfield, Germany. several staff cars drive up to a parked USAF C-121 Constellation aircraft. A color guard stands nearby. As Eisenhower walks through ranks of honor guard, a military brass band plays. He is accompanied by Major General Truman H. Landon, Deputy commander-in-chief and chief of staff for U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE). They complete a quick review of the honor guard, salute the colors, and Eisenhower shakes hands as he walks to the stairs of his waiting aircraft. "7167 Special Air Missions Squadron" is written on the aircraft stairs. The aircraft begins to taxi out immediately. Its tail number is 48-614. A formation of Italian DH-100s flies overhead in salute. The C-121 is not seen again. The Italian DH-100s return and land.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. C-119 aircrafts in flight as French paratroopers of March Battalion drop from the aircrafts. Parachutes float down, drop zone terrain dotted with parachutes for miles. Parachutes mainly white in color float downwards.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. C-119 aircrafts in flight as French paratroopers of March Battalion drop downwards after jumping from the aircraft. Aerial views of parachutes as they float down, drop zone terrain dotted with parachutes for miles. Parachutes mainly white in color float downwards. Smoke rises from the ground as parachutes near the earth.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Aerial views of Rhein Main Air Force Base with C-82 aircrafts parked along the runway. C-82 planes taxi along and take off from the air base. Two C-119 aircrafts in flight. Aerial view of a Rhein Main Air Force Base and its vicinity.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Aerial views of Rhein Main air force Base, United States C-119 aircraft in flight.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. United States C-119 aircraft at Rhein Main air force Base. A number of C-119 aircrafts lined up along the runway at the Air Force Base.