A film shows the potentialities of Convair B-58 aircraft as a weapon system. Airman operates controls inside Convair B-58 aircraft. Convair B-58 with pod under its wing takes off from ground. A diagram shows Convair B-58 aircrafts in flight refueling from KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft. Map of United States shows Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation ) base in Texas. Diagram depicts the distribution of money to sub system vendors and production vendors. Convair B-58 aircraft in flight with pod under its wing.
Exterior building views of University of Maryland, Georgetown University, George Washington University and American University. United State military personnel go through a rifle drill. Man on diving board doing backward somersault into a swimming pool. Group of U.S. military soldiers play billiards and also watch a movie. Couples dancing in the early 1950s, including some swing dancing moves. Football game being played between Bolling Air Force base and Quantico Marine base teams.
Crew aboard U.S. Destroyer Escort USS Frament (DE-677), load and practice firing at a floating target. Crew fires deck guns, launches torpedoes and depth charges, and fires "hedge hog" bomb clusters. Shells hit water surface and explode. Aerial view of large explosions in water. (World War II period).
From a U.S. Army Air Force training film, "How to Fly the P-47. Ground Handling, Take off, Normal flight, and Landing." Film opens with a humorous comparison between flying the P-47 and playing golf, presented by comedian Lew Lehr. Lehr, walking with a young woman on a golf course and playing a game of golf. The woman hits the ball with a golf club three different times as Lehr compares her actions to flying. View of P-47 Thunderbolts parked on an airfield. Pilot walks up, checks wheel of the aircraft and begins pre-flight inspection.
From a U.S. Army Air Force training film on flying the P-47. Pilot prepares to fly in P-47 Thunderbolt. He straps himself in. He operates the control panels seated inside the cockpit. He moves the 'Tailwheel lock' handle. Pilot looks at pilot's check list and pulls the 'Cowl Flaps'. Technician fixes the aircraft. Pilot wears oxygen mask. View of the position of wheels. Airman gives hand signal as P-47 Thunderbolt taxis and takes off from runway.
P-47 Thunderbolt taxis, takes off and lands on runway. Aircraft in flight with clouds in the background. Pilot reads Pilot's check list and operates control panel. From a U.S. Army Air Force training film on flying the P-47.
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