The Gatling gun in Florida, United States. Demonstration of a T-171 six-barreled 20 mm Gatling gun. The gun's rate of fire is compared with that of a conventional machine gun. The T-171 Gatling gun being fired.
The Air Force Association (AFA) honors outstanding airmen in Louisiana. Officials seated at a desk. Several dignitaries, officials and celebrities gather for the ceremony. United States Air Force General Nathan Twining, USAF General George C. Kenney, Gill Robb Wilson, USAF Lt. Colonel Frank Everest and other officers present at the ceremony. Officers shaking hands. Other officers discussing.
Evacuation drills for dependents from Castle Air Force Base in California, United States, during the Cold War. Sign at entrance to Castle Air Force Base. An officer telephones and informs a family to vacate the camp. A woman informs other families via a telephone tree or telephone pyramid. Family members including parents and children load essential belongings in cars. View of base housing and suburb housing. People sitting in cars and the cars being drive out of the camp. People get out of the cars and walk on the ground. A young boy is surprised and startled by the motion picture camera and backs up to join his mother. The families gather together at a picnic area or park under palm trees.
Test flights of United States Air Force Bell X-2 "Starbuster" in California, United States. Aircraft parked at an air base. Men stand nearby. A pilot wearing a helmet. United States Air Force B-50 Superfortress aircraft in flight overhead. An X-2 aircraft being released from a B-50 aircraft The aircraft in flight overhead.
Weather airplanes in Bermuda. Kindley Air Force Base. United States Air Force officers looking at a weather map. Pilots briefing crew. United States Air Force WB-50D Superfortress aircraft taking off. A pilot and a co-pilot at the controls of the aircraft. They locate the eye of a hurricane. Flight crew works at weather recording and communication equipment inside the aircraft. A USAF officer recording wind velocity readings on a weather map. The WB-50D in flight.
Football practice at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. A trainer holding a Mach-1 Falcon mascot. Buildings in the background. Players practicing for a match. A coach instructing them.