Two service men of USAF standing on left wing of Convair B-36, a strategic bomber of the 7th Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. One of the two airmen washes down top section of wing using a high pressure hose. Maintenance stands erected around the tail section of the B-36. The aircraft's Triangle J tail code visible. Ground crew secures cover of a camera compartment in bottom of fuselage.
U.S. Air force officers and NCOs attend a briefing session at SAC Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Commander of SAC (Strategic Air Command), General Curtis LeMay, addresses the group. General LeMay is standing near a large wall map.
Three U.S. Airmen in SAC exercise control room look at map. A Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-36 bomber in flight. Crew member aboard the B-36 views radar scope. Navigator checks position on chart with dividers. Airmen in control room make precise plot of B-36 position. Animation of bomb dropping towards Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States.
A U.S. Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-36 towed by a tug on an airfield. A crew member walks towards nose gear section of B-36. B-36 in flight and formations of B-3s. Animated map shows enemy territories across the world, and B-36s dropping bombs, wiping out enemy cities. Formation of four B-36 aircraft over clouds.
Two U.S. Air Force Airmen mechanics discuss maintenance of a B-36 of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). (In the background is B-36D with BM 652 (49-2652), reportedly nicknamed 'Petty Girl'. It was from the 7th BG, 9th BS, Carswell AFB, outside Fort Worth, Texas). They walk beneath the wing of B-36 toward aircraft undergoing maintenence. An aircrew member (Aircraft commander?) walks toward a B-36 and speaks to an airman holding a clipboard with maintenance record about the aircraft. The crewman converses briefly with the airman and then signs the document.
Sign 'Thule Air Base, Greenland, Base Operations' can be seen. Views of Thule Air Base, the northern most USAF (United States Air Force) base in Greenland. Base surrounded by high hills. Some snow on the ground. Aircrews inside a building doing flight planning. Navigators and pilots using E6B flight computers, and referring to fuel consumption tables. Crew members computing weight and balance with slide rules.
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