F-51 aircraft of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. Landing gear on F-51. Shadow of turning propellers on the ground. A partially constructed hangar on the side. F-51 of the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, starts engine and taxis from parking space. It displays Shark's teeth painted on its nose and tail number 44-73863.. Another F-51 parked. Airmen pull a bomb on a trolley past an F-51. Front view of the planes with propellers turning. (Korean War)
F- 51 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 18th fighter bomber wing landing in Korea on the completion of a mission, during Korean War. Four P-51s in flight. A formation of three P-51s. Mobile control vehicle standing by as F-51s land.F-51s land and taxi into the parking area. Crew chief guides a plane to parking spot. A refueling truck and several planes on the ramp area. One F-51 has 'Sweet Alice' written on it. Two pilots walk away discussing the mission. F-51 that crash-landed seen alongside the runway. Several people near the plane. An insignia on the side of the plane shows two concentric black and white circles with the inner white having a deer painted in it. The pilot shows machine gun bullet holes in fuselage and the tail section of the plane. The P-51 belongs to 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF) attached to the 18th Wing. Their logo,a winged tiger, and moto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward) appear on the fuselage.
U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Midway (CVB-41). Activity on flight deck which is crowded with North American AJ (A-2) Savage twin engine prop aircraft. Also seen are an F9F Panther and an F2H-3B jet. An F2H jet is set on a catapult. (It has number 57 painted on nose and XC on its tail.) Flight Deck Crew members surround the aircraft. Under deck crew direction, the nose of aircraft is raised to an elevated attitude. Deck crew clears away from the aircraft, launch officer signals, and the F2H-3B aircraft catapults from the ship's deck.
United States Navy Tomcat fighter aircraft F-14 carrier operations. F-14 Tomcat planes in flight over water. Formation of three F-14 Tomcat planes. F-14 Tomcat planes in flyover with wings full span and swept. Radarscope in rear cockpit of F-14 Tomcat.
366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. Crew members run from building towards F-4E Phantom II Aircraft parked in shelter. (Film includes several retakes of crews scrambling to alert aircraft.) Ground crew disconnects APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) from F-4E aircraft. Man gives hand signals. F-4E Phantom II Aircraft taxi out of shelter with other F-4E's parked on ground, in the background. Two F-4E Phantom II Aircraft take off from runway. (Note: An open mike in the control tower causes communications with aircraft, as well as personal conversations to be heard in background through entire film.)
Republic F-84E-10-RE straight-wing Thunderjet aircraft of the USAF 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing are seen parked on grass at Neubiberg Air Base, near Munich, Germany. They display the Wing's checkerboard tail, nose, and tip tank markings. An F-84,with FS-256 stenciled on its fuselage, taxis on a narrow concrete strip between the other aircraft, and then proceeds onto a main taxiway. Next, the camera pans across the large grassy field, and focuses on an F-84 as it takes off. Across the runway, in the distant background, hangars and several parked aircraft can be seen. Camera pans, again, showing grass and a stake post, in the ground. Another F-84 takes off. Two C-47s and a MATS (Military Air Transport Service) C-54 are parked on the ramp in the background. Two C-47s taxi in the background, as another F-84 takes off. A GCA (Ground-controlled approach) radar installation is seen parked at the side of the runway.
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