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USAF C-119 aircraft and crews practice space capsule recovery in the Discoverer program

Several C-119J aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) take off in succession from Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, on missions to develop and test capability to snag space capsules parachuting to earth from satellites in orbit. (Note: The mission of the 6593rd Test Squadron was to recover film capsules returning to earth from orbiting Corona photoreconnaissance satellites, during the 1960s. Their JC-119s had "beavertail" doors that could be opened in flight [unlike clamshell doors that had to be left behind for open-door operations in other C-119s]. All American Engineering Company installed the special recovery equipment in the squadron's aircraft. The 6593rd Squadron accomplished the first successful mid-air recovery of an object from an orbiting satellite, on 19 August 1960, when they captured a film capsule released in the Corona Discoverer 14 Satellite mission.)

Location: Honolulu Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, November
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032474
C-119J of the USAF 6593rd Test Squadron, flies practice capsule recovery mission for Discoverer Program

C-119J of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) in flight for practice capsule recovery as part of the Discoverer program, near Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. C-119J in flight with pick-up gear lowered. Views of trapeze and aircraft snaring the practice space capsule. Military personnel working with winch equipment inside the C-119.

Location: Oahu Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, November 20
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032475
Crewmen inside C-119J practicing space capsule recovery for Discoverer program, in Hawaii, United States.

Interior of a C-119J from the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) during flight to practice space capsule recovery for Discoverer Program. Crewman in a sitting position on aircraft floor. Crewmen working with winch equipment and pick-up gear.

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, November 20
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032476
Crewmen brings parachute and capsule aboard C-119J in a practice for recovering test space capsule in Hawaii, United States.

View inside a C-119J of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) practicing space capsule capture as part of the Discoverer Program. Cameraman takes picture from aircraft cargo hold, as parachute capsule pick-up is made. Crewman working with equipment inside the C-119J. Views of parachute and test space capsule in air. Crew unhooks test capsule from chute. Crew works on pick-up gear and brings parachute and capsule aboard C-119J

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, December 14
Duration: 3 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032477
Cameramen taking pictures of test space capsule recovery from inside C-119J aircraft during flight

U.S. Air Force support of the Discoverer space program. Cameraman taking pictures through cabin window of C-119J, of the 6593rd Test Squadron (Special), during practice mission for capturing space capsules in flight. Pilot seen in background. C-119J Flying Boxcar in flight with pick-up gear lowered, over clouds. Cameraman taking pictures from rear cargo door of C-119J from sitting position on aircraft floor and from cabin window. Views of control tower at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, United States. C-119J being refueled at the base.

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, December
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032478
C-119J aircraft of USAF 6593rd Test Squadron take off from Hickam AFB

Left engine of a C-119J aircraft starts. Several C-119J aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) taxi out for takeoff at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. They are on missions for Project Discoverer, to practice snagging space capsules as they parachute to earth from satellites in orbit. As they taxi, C-54 and C-124 aircraft can be seen in the far background. A Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser passenger airplane can be seen on a nearby taxiway. The first C-119J stops on the runway, and then proceeds to take off. Several more follow in succession.

Location: Hickham Field Honolulu Hawaii USA
Date: 1959, December 10
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032479
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