C-119J of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) in flight for practice capsule recovery as part of the Discoverer program, near Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. C-119J in flight with pick-up gear lowered. Views of trapeze and aircraft snaring the practice space capsule. Military personnel working with winch equipment inside the C-119.
Interior of a C-119J from the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) during flight to practice space capsule recovery for Discoverer Program. Crewman in a sitting position on aircraft floor. Crewmen working with winch equipment and pick-up gear.
View inside a C-119J of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) practicing space capsule capture as part of the Discoverer Program. Cameraman takes picture from aircraft cargo hold, as parachute capsule pick-up is made. Crewman working with equipment inside the C-119J. Views of parachute and test space capsule in air. Crew unhooks test capsule from chute. Crew works on pick-up gear and brings parachute and capsule aboard C-119J
U.S. Air Force support of the Discoverer space program. Cameraman taking pictures through cabin window of C-119J, of the 6593rd Test Squadron (Special), during practice mission for capturing space capsules in flight. Pilot seen in background. C-119J Flying Boxcar in flight with pick-up gear lowered, over clouds. Cameraman taking pictures from rear cargo door of C-119J from sitting position on aircraft floor and from cabin window. Views of control tower at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, United States. C-119J being refueled at the base.
Left engine of a C-119J aircraft starts. Several C-119J aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) taxi out for takeoff at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. They are on missions for Project Discoverer, to practice snagging space capsules as they parachute to earth from satellites in orbit. As they taxi, C-54 and C-124 aircraft can be seen in the far background. A Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser passenger airplane can be seen on a nearby taxiway. The first C-119J stops on the runway, and then proceeds to take off. Several more follow in succession.
C-119J aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) supporting Project Discoverer, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. View of the right engine on a C-119J aircraft starting up. A C-119J taxiing. A hangar with two C-124 aircraft and a T-33 jet trainer seen in the background. The taxiing C-119J is followed by another. The first reaches the active runway and takes off. Suddenly, a person's hand covers the camera lense, blocking out all other images. Next we see a glimpse of most, or all, of the C-119J aircraft of the 6593rd Test Squadron parked on a ramp.