Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. An aerial view of mountains in a target area to be attacked. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-17E Flying Fortress bomber aircraft in flight over the target area which is marked with a white circle on a hillside. The B-17E in flight and drops six 1000 lb GP bombs and three 2000 lb He bombs. The bombs explode in the target area and explosions throw billows of smoke up in the air. Photographs evaluate the result of the attacks. A USAAF B-29 Superfortress bomber plane drops a salvo of bombs on the target area. Formation of six B-29s in flight. A gun crew fires a 105mm howitzer at the hillside. Ground fire controllers at radio equipment. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. A typewritten report on the subject. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-25H Mitchell bomber aircraft in a 75mm cannon attack. The target on the ground is marked with a white circle. Smoke rises from the attacks on the ground. Ground fire controllers at radio equipment. A USAAF P-38 Lightening plane in a bombing attack. (World War II period).
US soldiers fire artillery shells in Kimpo Airfield in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. The back gate of Kimpo Air Force Base. 5th AAF sign at the gate and MP (Military Police) on duty at the guard shack. . A truck loaded with artillery shells pulls out of the air base. Two ground soldiers unload the artillery shells. They remove the protective casing from around the shells. Corporal Bud Meyers and Corporal Jack Courtney unload the ammunition from the truck. PFC (Private First Class) Jack W. Brown fuses the artillery shells prior to firing. The soldiers pass the artillery up to the gun crew. The gun crew fires three times rapid fire. United States Air Force Colonel Markey stands nearby and watches the firing operations.
U.S. military canal defense and base security requirements and future requirements regarding proposed canal relocations in Panama. A U.S. officer conducts a JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) briefing in the United States. A map of Panama shows military training areas. The map shows Pecora-Chepo, Pina-Range, Mandinga and Madden as military training areas. An officer speaks. A map shows Costa Rica border, present canal zone in Eastern Panama and Atrato River in Columbia. The officers speak about canal relocations and future requirements in Panama. A map of Panama shows present canal zone. An officer speaks.
A report on United States Air Force C-123B assault transport aircraft performance in engineering and field assault condition test in Hagerstown, Maryland. A C-123B assembly line at Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing Company. A man places yarn tufts on the left wing of a C-123B. The C-123B lands on a runway. Two special flight analysis cameras manned. A C-123B steep take off climb. The aircraft in flight. A low altitude fly by of C-123B over the runway. A C-123B with one prop feathered performs low altitude maneuverability demonstration over the runway. A C-123B minimum distance take off. The C-123B lands at Hangerstown plant. C-119 Flying Boxcar planes parked along runway.
A report on United States Air Force C-123B assault transport aircraft performance in engineering and field assault condition test in Hagerstown, Maryland. A C-123B taxis and takes a right turn at Fairchild plant. Pylon tank or external fuel tank mounted under a wing of the C-123B. It takes off and in flight. The aircraft releases the pylon tank from the wing. The C-123B drops one of the main cell tanks from a 40' altitude past the runway and lands on grass beyond.
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