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.
NASA Astronauts undergo survival training in the desert near Stead Air Force base, Nevada. Astronaut Alan B Shepard wears improvised sunglasses and enters emergency shelter of parachute in the desert. Astronauts walk towards temporary shelter in the desert. They drink some water in the command post and then walk towards H-21B helicopters and board one of the four parked in the desert.
NASA Astronauts undergo survival training in the desert near Stead Air Force base, Nevada. Astronauts arrive at desert command post with H-19B in flight. They discuss survival with instructor and leave the command post. H-21B helicopters parked on dirt road with its rotor turning. Helicopters take off.
United States Air Force and Army rescue operations during an avalanche in the Alaskan Mountain Ranges in the United States. United States Air Force personnel and civilians carry supply boxes and crates to a C-123 B aircraft. The crates are piled up on a field. They are loaded onto the plane. Men inside the aircraft check the crates.
United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Senior Pilot) speaks about the basic training of cadets in United States. He talks about the entrance exam which the cadets have to pass for their training. He also talks about the questionnaire which cadets have to answer. Cadets stand on the ground of Air Force Academy. They undergo their basic training. Officers train them. They stand in a high temperature outside the Academy and do the push-ups. Cadets get hair cuts and measurement for their uniforms taken. They march. They undergo physical training. They lift heavy wooden logs and exercise with them. They march with guns. Tents on ground. Cadets sit on the ground, shave and cut their nails. They walk atop a hill. They practice on the hill and climb big wooden frames and nets. The officer states that discipline is the priority for every cadet. If he wants to be a part of the USAF, he has to follow the rules and discipline. A plane takes off from a runway.
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz aboard USS Sea Dog at harbor in the United States. Admiral Nimitz reading presentation. He presents the citations. Crew standing in the background. Admiral Nimitz addressing the crew members. Crew of submarine being presented with unit citation.
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