Army sky range develop sharp shooting corps and strike target while airship in target tests at Langley field in Virginia. The U.S. Army airship TC-12 attached to mooring as mooring is towed across the ground. Ground crewmen mount and check 100 lb bombs on side of gondola of an airship. Views of the ground as the airship takes off. Airship takes off. Helmsman and the airship personnel in the gondola. Airship's shadow as it passes over the marked circular target. The target as seen through an opening in the bottom of the gondola. Interior of gondola with crew members at their stations. Bombs drop and explode in the target. An explosion on the ground. The airship TC-12 in flight over the marked circular target. Two bombs dropping and exploding in the target area. Two bombs dropping, pass out left frame. An explosion on the ground.
U.S. Army airmen risk life in new blimp observation device, high above Langley field, Virginia. A U.S. Army airship in flight. Interior of airship gondola with crew members at their station. A small observation car being lowered from the gondola. Airmen in observation car take motion pictures. Water is in the background. Underneath side of gondola and airship as observation car descends from the airship. The small observation car swing back and forth over water. Underneath side of the airship. Small observation car hang below the airship. Views of the observation car. Observation car as it is retracted into the gondola. Underneath side of gondola and airship as the observation car is being retracted. Observation car and passenger as it is retracted into an airship.
The 8th Pursuit Group from Langley Field, Virginia hangs up records and practices attacking at Chapman Field, Florida. P-l2Cs in flight over Miami, Florida. A formation of nine P-l2Cs- three sets of three in flight. P-12Cs in flight of threes strafe practice targets and balloons on the ground and on water. Airmen smash the targets. P-12Es in flight over water and fly through the clouds.
U.S. Army sky range develops sharp shooting corps and strike target at Langley field in Virginia. The army airship TC-12 is attached to mooring as mooring is towed across the ground. Ground crewmen mount and check 100 lb bombs on the side of the gondola of the airship. Views of the ground as the airship takes off. A helmsman and airship personnel in the gondola. The airship's shadow as it passes over a marked circular target. The target as seen through an opening in the bottom of the gondola. Interior of the gondola shows crew members at their stations. Bombs are dropped and explode on the target. An explosion on the ground. The airship in flight over the marked circular target. Two bombs drop and explode on the target area. Two bombs dropped over target area. An explosion on the ground.
U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II crashes at Saint Louis, Missouri. F-4J test flight aircraft #155557 MAC 2833 lifts off from runway, climbs steeply and goes into a vertical attitude. Pilot and co-pilot eject. Plane continues climbing and levels off. F-4J crashes, wheels down, and explodes into a big fireball. Black smoke billows upward from flames, and drifts upward. (Both crew members survived the ejection: Pilot C. D. "Pete" Pilcher, Production Test Pilot, McDonnell Douglas Corporation; and Radar Observer Harvey A. Begay in backseat position.)
U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II crashes at St. Louis, Missouri. It was test flight #155557 MAC 2833. The F-4J aircraft taxis for take off, lifts off and climbs steeply. Pilot and co-pilot eject. (Both survived: Pilot C. D. "Pete" Pilcher, Production Test Pilot, McDonnell Douglas Corporation; and Radar Observer Harvey A. Begay in backseat position.) Plane moves flatly through air in vertical position. It loses all speed. Aircraft falls flatly, impacts runway and explodes into a huge fireball. Black smoke billows up from impact area. Plane continues to burn. F-4J ablaze. Crash crew makes way to fire. Ambulance on ground. Pilot Pilcher and Radar Observer Begay meet-up together with other personnel on the airfield and observe the blazing aircraft from which they had ejected. They walk around a military station wagon. The two crew members examine ejection seat on runway. Ejection seat resting on runway. Two pilots get into a station wagon with other civilian personnel. Collapsed chute laying on grass. View of ejection seat. Blown canopy, other debris lying about runway in the background. F-4J still ablaze. Fire engine enters and moves down a runway. Firemen wade knee-deep through foam while fighting fire. Heavy smoke rises from wreckage. Crashed F-4J, heavy foam in the foreground. Fireman direct more foam into opening of F-4J while smoke is pouring out.
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