General activities at Eglin Field show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. A sign reads 'Headquarters Air Crops Proving Ground, Eglin Field, Florida'. U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers parked on the Eglin Air Force Base. Insignia of the United States Army Air Forces. A crewman on a tug. Two pilots talk and one of them drinks. Crewmen stand in a group. U.S. pilot at controls. A propeller rotates. Another pilot looks out from the window of a B-25. Crewmen stand around the B-25 and one of them works under the wing. A pilot in the cockpit. Two crewmen stand near a ladder. A pilot in the cockpit.
Two crew members wearing flight clothing along with Mae West jackets (life jackets), by hand action demonstrate flight of an aircraft. The pilot donning parachute enters the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. Crew members get into cockpit of Northrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft. Airmen prepare MB-3 Red Bird for flight. Airmen attach tow line to pylon of Northrop F-89 aircraft for towing MB-3 Red Bird. Map shows the course of flight from MacDill Air Force base to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Aerial view of bay bridge. Sergeant marks course on radarscope and speaks into a microphone. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber and F-84 Thunderjet in flight. Airman atop a trailer, manually operates antenna. Gatling gun fires from Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber targeting MB-3 Red Bird. Damaged rear fuselage and wing of section of MB-3 Red Bird. The aircraft lands with a drag parachute. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber, taxis, and parks on ground.
Women's diving finalists are seen performing platform dives at AAU meet in Houston,Texas, on August 16,1957. Paula Jean ("PJ") Myers wins the gold medal. (Narrator notes she won the gold medals in every AAU meet held in 1957). Myers is seen putting on her sweatshirt after a dive. Scene shifts to Florida, where several expert Water skiers,including an Italian woman, display tricks during World Water Skiing Championship tournament at Cypress Gardens, Florida, on September 17, 1957. Winner of the Tournament's trick skiing event, Mike Amsbury, of California, is seen performing in the final sequence.
Part of testing aircraft for Stategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission. RATO (rocket assisted take-off) of United States Air Force C-47F airplane from rough terrain at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Three different views of the takeoff.
Testing of aircraft for Strategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission. RATO (rocket assisted take-off) of a United States Air Force C-119C airplane from rough terrain at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Three different camera views of the takeoff.
Testing aircraft for Strategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission. RATO (rocket assisted take-off) of United States Air Force XC-123 airplane from rough terrain at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Three different camera views.
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