A concert pianist (Emil Gilels) in civilian clothes sits at a grand piano set up on a stage outdoors on the flight line of a Soviet Air Base during World War 2. Soviet airmen dressed in flight gear, listen attentively to the concert, as several sit in their cockpits or on the wings of their Mikoyan-Gurevich (MIG 3) fighter aircraft. Many others are assembled around the stage.(Several lend-lease C-47 aircraft are seen in the background.) A Mig-3 flies low over the the assembly.Lieutenant Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin,a renowned Soviet fighter pilot, is seen in cockpit of the plane, after landing, as he shuts the engine down. He climbs down, wearing a seat-pack parachute, and walks across the ramp toward two decorated Soviet airmen. They exchange salutes. Pokryshkin then joins them,leaning against the wing of a MIG-3. The camera focuses upon Pokryshkin. The concert pianist finishes playing and the airmen applaud. Scene shifts to airmen loading boxes of supplies aboard a C-47 transport airplane. A C-47 in flight overhead.
An aircraft of the U.S. 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, preparing for mission at Suwon Air base(K-13) in South Korea during the Korean War. An airman standing under one of the wings of an F-86 Sabre and preparing to refuel the aircraft. The airman fixing the fuel pipe on to the tank of the aircraft from a fuel tanker. 'FU-367' written on the aircraft. Two airmen standing beside the fuel tanker. One of the airmen writing down a note. An airman opening a compartment on the side of the F-86, using a screwdriver. 'The Georgia Peach' written on the compartment door. The airman checking the machine gun ammunition inside the compartment.
An F-86 sabrejet of the U.S. 8th Fighter-bomber Wing at Suw0n Air Base (K-13). South Korea, during the Korean War. The pilot seated in the cockpit. 'FU 491' written beside the tail of the aircraft. The F-86 taxiing on the runway. The bombs seen in position under each wing of the aircraft. Another F-86 in the background on the runway. The F-86 Sabre preparing for take-off. Airfield covered with pierced steel plank.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft with the Bomber NB-52A in flight. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft lands at the Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft taxis along the runway. Smoke trails out of the aircraft.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. The Bomber NB-52A Stratofortress taxis and takes off with X-15 rocket-powered aircraft under the wing. Smoke trails out of the aircraft. View of the runway at the Edwards Air Force Base.
Test flight of an F-101A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The aircraft is seen cruising normally, at high altitude, with contrails behind it. The aircraft is deliberately stalled by the pilot. It enters a flat spin. After several turns in the flat spin, the test pilot deploys a parabrake, which is seen at the tail of the aircraft. The aircraft continues descending, not fully stabilized by the parabrake. The pilot bails out. His open chute can be seen.
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