D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Ground crewmen around the cockpit of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. A man in a cockpit. A crewman stands on a ladder. A rudder of D-588-2. Insignia of United States. Men around D-588-2 Sky Rocket. The cockpit is closed. Front hatch is open. Man seated in plane nose of D-588-2. A man on a ladder. Ground crewmen around plane. Flame for rocket burns up.
U-2 airplane in flight. U-2 taxis and takes off. Airmen put pogo wheels at wings of U-2 aircraft. Pilot sitting in cockpit. U-2 parked with pogo wheels on both the sides at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas. U-2 being loaded with equipment. Technicians under the aircraft. Tail section of airplane is seen.
Man in green shirt bents down over top of helicopter's rotor aboard USS Constellation in North Vietnam. Man in purple shirt walks past with a gas hose in his hand. UH-2A helicopter, man wipes windshield down. Man in the far background checks the tail rotor. Man in brown shirt greases fittings on the tail rotor. Man in light flight suit stands up alongside the exhaust of helicopter engine. Man up on a work platform. Man wipes down the wheel struts of UH-2A. Work platform lowered, with two men up around opening of engine compartment. Man in green shirt closes part of the opening alongside the engine. Cockpit area of UH-2A helicopter and helmet on seat. Interior view of UH-2A, looking through doorway. Man in a flight suit simulates the use of aircraft's rescue seat sling and hoist. He places strap around his neck and under his arms. Helicopter's hoist. Words painted on wheel well of helicopter read "USS CONSTELLATION". Words painted on side of helicopter read "City of Tijuana". Men work around in front of UH-2A helicopter.
Man directs aircraft T-2C at Naval Air Station Chase Field. Hangar and fuel truck parked in the background. Man places chocks around landing gears of T-2C. Man signals pilot. Front of T-2C shows the pilot in cockpit. Man signals the pilot again and checks lower section of plane. Pilot in cockpit. Co-pilot converses with the pilot of T-2C. Letters on helmet of co-pilot reads 'Patch'. Pilot gets up in cockpit. Man inspects landing gears and lower section of plane. Man climbs to cockpit. Nose of T-2C.
Successful endurance flight of U.S. Army Air Corps C-2A aircraft in Los Angeles, California. C-2A Question Mark aircraft on a field with people gathered around it. Crew members of the C-2A aircraft being congratulated by an officer. Major Carl Spaatz smokes and talks to a crew member. Crew members lined up beside the plane and they board a vehicle. C-2A aircraft being towed by a tractor. Crew members of C-2A aircraft stand against the plane including Major Carl Spaatz, Captain Ira Eaker, Captain Halvorsen, Lieutenant Quesada and Sergent Hooe.
Successful endurance flight of U.S. Army Air Corps C-2A aircraft in Los Angles, California. C-2A Question Mark aircraft taxis and takes off from an airfield in California. Douglas C-1 transport aircraft in flight. C-1 aircraft lowers a hose to refuel the C-2A in mid air. Hose attached to the aircraft as oil, food and gasoline are being supplied to C-2A aircraft. C-1 refueled C-2A Question Mark during the 150 hour long endurance flight.
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