'The Story of Wright Air Development Center' shows various activities at WADC in United States. Aircraft parked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Narration outlines the purpose of Wright Air Development Center. The Wright Flyer aircraft manually pulled out of a hangar. Two men climb into aircraft. A plane is catapulted by means of weight. Crowd stands in the foreground. The flight took place at Ft. Myer, Virginia. (This footage is a mix of 1909 footage where the aircraft shows two half-rounds of canvas in the front elevator at removal from the hangar, and 1908 footage, from the rear taking off, where the aircraft has a single half-round of canvas in the front elevator.) A Wright Brother Development Center. Wright field shows Massie Wind Tunnel, Aero-Med Lab, hangars etc. A book entitled 'Wright Air Development Center'. Hands turn back showing forward mission to complete research and development of aircraft, guided missiles, weapons, components and associated equipment etc. A technician pushes instrument on cart down hallway-interested along hallway are various types of gaging instruments. Technician opens vault door and places instruments in chamber. Entrance of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two technicians work in office building.
Jupiter missile test in United States. Jupiter missile on a test tower. Static fire comes out from the missile. The static fire is reduced and stops after a while.
Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of the U.S. Air Force PGM-17 Thor missile project in United States. The Thor missile at a gantry. The nose of the missile. Smoke comes out from the missile. A man looks at it. A sign reads 'liquid oxygen'. Men in white clothes wearing helmet. A man opens a knob. The gantry in the background .A pipe is attached to the missile and is fueled with liquid oxygen. Men stand around it. Trucks and cars near the pad.
Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of the U.S. Air Force Bomarc missile project in United States. A missile compartment opens and the missile is raised to a launch position on a Model I launcher. The stand is removed after it is raised properly.
Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of the U.S. Air Force Atlas missile project in United States. Men seated in the blockhouse. Men on radio. A control panel. The Atlas ICBM missile lift-off. Smoke left by the missile during lift-off. Two men on a radio.
Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of the U.S. Air Force PGM-17 Thor project in United States. Two men wearing headphones operate a control panel. A gantry in the background. A Thor missile ready for a lift-off. Ignition smoke comes out. Thor missile lifts-off.
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