The flight tests of United States Air Force(USAF) aircraft X-1A and X-10 at the Edwards Air Force base in California, United States. X-10 stationed on desert at the Edwards Air Force Base. X-10 takes off. X-10 in flight. X-10 lands and the drogue parachute deployed at the rear of the X-10. The aircraft slows down.
The exercise wind chill at Thule Air Base in Greenland. The United States Army Sikorsky H-19 helicopter on ramp. The United States Air Force Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft in flight. The aircraft taxis on the air base.
United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt at Clark Air Base on Luzon Island, Philippines during World War II. A sign on a tower reads 'Clark Field Air Base, Strips NO 1 & 3, Elevation 475'. A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft lands on Porac strip. Bulldozers and graders at work on the airstrip. The P-47 Thunderbolt in the background. A P-47 Thunderbolt taxis in the background. Tractors and bulldozers on the strip.
Inspection of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet jet engine at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The B-47 Stratojet lands at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. An airman pushes a maintenance rack alongside the jet engine of the B-47. He climbs upon the rack and opens the access door from the engine. Another airman stands upon the nacelle of the engine. Two men work on the jet aircraft engine and inspect it. An airman closes the nacelle over the engine and climbs down the rack. He moves the rack out of the area and then replaces the bottom panel of the engine. Another airman stands on the maintenance rack and checks the flap on the right wing of the B-47.
Preparations for the launch of an Atlas 12 D missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. Strategic Air Command (SAC) Commander in Chief General Thomas S. Power, Commander of the 1st Missile Division Vandenberg AFB Lieutenant General David Wade and Commander of the 15th Air Force Lieutenant General Archie J. Old Jr, and the staff watches the launch. SAC insignia and emblem on Atlas missile in the service structure. The missile on a launching pad. Mark II nose cone on the missile. Base of the missile and the service structure. Number 630 is visible on the missile. Airmen check parts and sections of the missile on the launch pad prior to the launch. Major Ernest E. Bankey Jr. is the officer in charge of the launching pad and procedures. The airmen check equipment and the missile at the launching platform.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. Tail section of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft parked at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base. The crew gets into the aircraft. The nose section of the B-29 aircraft. "Lena" written on the side of the aircraft. The aircraft engine starts. Enlisted men stands near landing gear. A man holds fire extinguisher in his hands. Engines warm up. The B-29 aircraft taxis on the runway.
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