Author Leslie Charteris (1907-1993), a passenger on zeppelin Hindenburg's maiden voyage, talks about his trip from Frankfurt, Germany aboard the airship. He says it is the most natural way to travel across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Ribbon cutting ceremonies which officially activate the IBM 7090 Electronic Data Processing System, SAC (Strategic Air Command) Headquarters, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Department Director of Operations SAC Major General Keith K. Compton, Commander AWS (Air Weather Service), MATS (Military Air Transport Service) Brigadier General Norman L. Peterson and Chief of Swedish Military Weather Service Colonel Oscar Herrlin enter the computer area. They are briefed by Chief of Computer Programming Lieutenant Colonel Roland Rodgers at the center. Airmen in teletypewriter room
Ribbon cutting ceremonies which officially activate the IBM 7090 Electronic Data Processing System, SAC (Strategic Air Command) Headquarters, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Department Director of Operations SAC Major General Keith K. Compton, Commander AWS (Air Weather Service), MATS (Military Air Transport Service) Brigadier General Norman L. Peterson, and Chief of Swedish Military Weather Service Colonel Oscar Herrlin being briefed by Chief of Computer Programming at the center Lieutenant Colonel Roland Rodgers. Brigadier General Peterson cuts the ribbon and presses the start button on IBM 7090 computer console. Major General Compton and Lieutenant Colonel Rodgers look at the computer components. A WAF (Women in the Air Force) woman in the teletypewriter room. Forecasters plot and examine weather maps.
Official activation of the IBM 7090 Electronic Data Processing System, SAC (Strategic Air Command) Headquarters, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Views of computer room with EDP system in operation including magnetic tape drives, card reader, computer console. Airmen place reel of magnetic tape drive spindle.
A B-52 Stratofortress, an X-24 lifting body, and an X-24A aircraft in flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The B-52 taxis at Edwards Air Force Base. Various views of Edwards AFB. The B-52 aircraft in flight. The X-24 lifting body aircraft and the X-24A behind the B-52. The X-24 and the X-24A leave vapor trails behind. They make landings at Edwards AFB.
Various helicopters and aircraft at Andrews AFB, Maryland. An aerial view of the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument. An aerial view of Ft. Lesley McNair War College. Aerial views of Andrews AFB showing a H-43 Huskie helicopter in flight, a H-21 helicopter touching down and a VC-137 taxiing on the runway.
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