Flight crew of the U.S. Air Force 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters) at Kindley Air Force Base, walk to their operations office. A Captain and a Lieutenant prepare a flight plan. The Lieutenant uses a Weems plotter on a map, while the Captain uses a large E6B computer to calculate course headings,taking wind into account. The Lieutenant writes the headings on their flight plan. When finished,they place the map and flight plan into a briefcase.
A U.S. Air force WB-50D Weather Service aircraft, tail number 50-4040, assigned to the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters) begins a takeoff roll and goes a long distance on the runway, but is never seen actually breaking ground. Navigator steps up into bubble canopy with a sextant. View from behind the copilot in cockpit of a WB-50D, as it takes off from Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. View of pilot in the left seat, at the controls. View of the copilot. in the right seat.
Crew of a U.S. Air Force WB-50D Hurricane Hunter aircraft stand by their aircraft (Tail number 50-4040) on the ramp at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. They are all wearing back-pack parachutes. The Aircraft Commander checks each crew members chute. Closeup of the Aircraft Commander (Captain). The aircraft and crew are of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight.
Crew member speaking on interphone in a U.S. Air Force WB-29 Hurricane Hunter aircraft. View of the pilot advancing the throttles and pulling back the yoke (staged). Scene repeated. View of flight engineer advancing throttles at his panel location. Dropsonde operator entering data on a form. Ground crewman disconnects auxiliary power unit from parked WB-29 aircraft parked at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. View from nose gear well, of number three engine running on a WB-29 aircraft.
View from cockpit of WB-29 aircraft, from 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight, on final approach to runway 30 at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. The sun has almost set and the runway lights are lit. The camera stops filming at touchdown. A dropsonde operator seated inside the aircraft. He records telemetered information in a form. The hand of the dropsonde operator as he releases the dropsonde from an airlock. Officer in makeshift office sitting in front of a wrinkled map. Arrows on map highlight Eastern U.S. Interior of B-29 aircraft. A flight engineer making notes in a log. Navigator checking a Loran set and marking information on charts.
Vertical panning view of radio tower at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Mockup of a civilian broadcasting studio. A U.S. airman in mufti acts the part of a weather broadcaster delivering news of a storm. View of large wall clock.
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