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.
U.S. Navy F8U-2N Crusader aircraft missile attack operation using the acquisition and fire control system, United States. F8U-2N in flight with engine on afterburner. Various gauges on instrument panel. F8U-2N in flight. Pilot turns on the engine, anti-icing system and indicator lights glow. APQ-83 radar mounted in nose cone of F8U-2N. Pilot turns clutter limiting switch, scan switch to normal and turns on fire control system. Pilot sets up armament panel. Radar power switch being set to normal and antenna being tilted up by pilot, radar scope being adjusted. Pilot uses radar control stick and sets the brilliance and the gain. Antenna being restored to normal. Artificial horizon on radar scope. Test button being pressed by pilot. Target is located. Pilot tilts antenna up and down and moves hand control until the acquisition circle is centered over target. Acquisition switch being pressed to lock on. Radar enters acquisition mode. Radar scope indicates radar being locked on target. Autopilot being disengaged by pilot. Radar scope in track mode. Target range and maximum range is displayed on radar scope. Target in attack position. F8U-2N pulls up towards target and missile being fired. Target exploding.
U.S. Navy ZPQ-2 in flight over ship Mayflower II heading for Plymouth, Massachusetts. ZPQ-2 at the mooring mast. View from bow to stern. Underside of the blimp where engines are turning over. Gondola section of airship showing men standing around. Members of crew in the control cabin of the ZPQ-2 in flight. Runway below. ZPQ-2 in flight over water. Mayflower II ship underway at full sail enroute to Plymouth, Massachusetts. British flag flies from top mast. Mayflower underway. Members of crew aboard Mayflower wave to ZPQ-2 overhead. U.S.S. Fessenden (DE-142) underway. DE-142 and Mayflower underway. Mayflower II and USS General C. H. Muir (AP-142) underway as seen from window of airship overhead.
U.S. Navy aircraft in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. Three crew members in a parking area at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. U.S. Navy Lockheed P-2H aircraft on a line. A tow bar being attached to P-2H aircraft. P-2H being towed to the parking area. A sign on the aircraft reads 'Navy VP-2'. Four flight crewmen walk down the line past the P-2H aircraft.
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