FEAF (Far East Air Force) briefing film shows aerials of Osan-ni Air Base K-55 in Korea during the Korean War. Aerial views of Osan-ni Air Base K-55. Hangars and airstrip of air base. Planes parked at air base. Views of air base and its surrounding area.
Gloster Meteor jet airplanes of the British Royal Air Force in operation during the early 1950s. A Gloster Meteor F.4 taxiing. View of a U.S. Boeing B-47 Stratojet forward nose wheel and surrounding area. A Gloster Meteor F.4 takes off. A flight of three Meteors fly low and peel off in 360 overhead approaches for landing at an airfield. A brief view of a U.S. F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter taking off.
A nuclear artillery cannon fires during the Upshot-Knothole Grable nuclear weapons test in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site during the Cold War. The tactical nuclear atomic artillery cannon fires over the Frenchman Flat area of the Nevada Test Site. A mushroom cloud forms with the cannon that fired the shell in the foreground.
A documentary detailing the effects of atomic weapons on Boeing B-50 bomber Superfortress airplanes, via Project 5.2 for the measurement of the effects of atomic weapons. Animated drawings of aircraft identified as WADC B-50 D, SAC B-50D, Navy AD-2, and T-33. and flying over a map, including aircraft shockwaves nearby. A B-50 bomber Superfortress aircraft codenamed “Clay Pigeon No.3” in flight formation on target run. B-50 bomber code named “Clay Pigeon No. 2” flies over a mountainous terrain. A Douglas AD-2 of the United States Navy code named “Duckbill” in flight formation on target run. Seven Lockheed TAC T-33 Shooting Star (with code name Leap Frog) approaching target after a bomb’s release. A target circle in ground as seen above. Aerial view shows the detonation of an atomic bomb, showing the expansion of super-heated circle cloud. Aerial view of cloud formation from atomic bomb detonation. A B-50 Superfortress in flight experiences sudden violent vibration from detonation nearby. A view of a mushroom cloud formation. A Douglas AD-2 flies near a mushroom cloud.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. Stacks of explosives piled in Hiza-Gawa beach. Rust and corrosion on different parts of explosives. Shirtless soldiers piling explosives onto truck. A truck, loaded with bombs and explosives, backing up to landing barge at the waterfront. A soldier stands near the bombs. Soldier helps men unload explosives from the truck after backing it onto the boat. Flag of the United States blowing on the boat’s mast.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A truck passes through a road. Stacks of explosives piled in the foreground beside the road. Stacks of explosives are covered with rust and corrosion. Men get off from the back of a truck. Stacks of explosives piled near the back of the truck. Large piles of explosives being loaded onto truck manually. A man hands over rusty bombs to another man. Stacks of hollow blocks piled behind another man. A truck with explosives backing up to a boat. “U.S. Air Force” written at the back of truck.