Scenes of Cuban Air Force Base and headquarters, at Campo Columbia near Havana, Cuba, and aircraft acquired from the United States Air Force. Film opens with U.S. Air Force sergeant photographer holding a slate marked roll #1, LETO. He is dressed in starched khaki uniform. Other U.S. Airmen stand behind him. Scene shifts to a North American T-6 trainer airplane, Number 119, with skin removed from forward fuselage. A maintenance stand and tools are positioned in front of the aircraft. Hangar number 3 sits behind the T-6. The camera pans right showing two bubble-top P-47Ds parked on the ramp. The first displays number 458 (One of twenty-nine P-47s purchased from the USAF in the period, May, 1952 through June 1953). Work is being performed on the engine of the other. Camera panning right shows another T-6. Also seen is a Lockheed C-56 Lodestar (Lockheed Model 18) that was purchased in 1950 and numbered CU-EDU 2. It is parked in front of a low building with parapets and a flag flying atop it. A large multistory Headquarters building, topped with a control tower is seen in background. Closeup of another P-47 parked on edge of ramp, with its tail in the grass. Camera is moved back showing P-47s and T-6s on ramp in front of the headquarters building. Next, several U.S. Airmen are seen walking across the ramp towards the operations office on ground floor of the Headquarters building. More views of P-47s and T-6s plus a Consolidated PBY 0A-10 Catalina amphibious aircraft parked on the airfield. Several C-47 (DC-3) transport aircraft are seen at the end of the film.
Viet Nam Air Force ( VNAF ) C-47 Skytrains airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Rach Gia for flood relief in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Colonel Cuong walks and talks to his staff officers and leaves in a car. Vietnamese soldiers unload bags of bulgur from a VNAF C-47 aircraft onto a truck. Girl scouts filing over to the VNAF C-47. A VNAF C-47 taxis, executes a turn and taxis out. The truck drives back to the VNAF C-47. The aircraft wheel rolling. The aircraft turning around. The propellers slowing and the truck moving up.
United States Air Force (USAF) personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Air Force personnel start running as commanders evaluate performance of physical fitness. A man looks at stop watch for evaluating time taken by personnel. The personnel stop running after completing the running course.
USAF personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Air Force personnel run. Views of personnel running. They complete their race. Commanders of USAF evaluate time taken by personnel in running. A man writes on writing board.
United States Air Force (USAF) personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Air Force personnel start running. Views of personnel running. Commanders of USAF evaluate time taken by personnel in running. Personnel turn back and run. A personnel standing with bicycle, looks at watch and personnel running. Air Force commanders look at personnel running to evaluate their performance.
USAF personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Feet of an Air Force general as he walks. He waves toward an air force personnel. The Air Force personnel rides bicycle. Car parked in the background.
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