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Major Robert M. White pilots an X-15 rocket plane to nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base in California.

A rocket plane reaches the highest altitude in California, United States. Jeeps and other vehicles on a street. United States Air Force Major General Robert M. White pilots the X-15 rocket plane to the highest altitude. He flies the plane nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The plane is parked on an airfield. Men gather near the plane and meet the pilot.

Date: 1960, August 15
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061722
A Lockheed U-2 aircraft is fueled before it takes off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States.

United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A ladder near the aircraft. Crewmen help a pilot with a portable oxygen equipment as he climbs into the cockpit. The aircraft is pushed out of the hangar by a truck. 'US Air Force' and '66714' painted on the aircraft. An Auxiliary Power Unit ( APU ) truck backs up to the aircraft. Crewmen unroll and hook up a flexible hose to the aircraft. The pilot in the cockpit. A red light blinks on and off. A crewman rewinds the hose. Insignia '4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing' and '66714' on the tail. Rear wheels and outrigger gear under the right wing. The crew chief on a ladder beside the aircraft. He gets down. The right wing tip, skid and rear landing gear. The crew chief closes the canopy and removes the ladder. The aircraft taxis from the ramp onto a runway. A crewman removes the safety pin from the outrigger gear. The aircraft taxis and takes off.

Date: 1960, August
Duration: 4 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051215
A USAF B-58 Hustler aircraft flies low over deserts and mountains and lands at Edwards Air Force Base in the United States.

A film about the low angle flying ability of United States air Force B-58 Hustler aircraft in the United States. A B-58 aircraft in flight over lush green fields in New Mexico while on its way to Edwards Air Force Base. A pilot at the controls in the cockpit of the aircraft. Aerial view of mountains. The aircraft in flight over Vandenberg Air Force Base. The aircraft flies over a lake. The B-58 in a low flight over mountains and deserts. It flies low over the Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft carries a free fall bomb pod while in flight. The aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft taxis and comes to a stand still. The pilot gets off the B-58 aircraft.

Date: 1959, September 18
Duration: 4 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066999
U.S. Air Force captain and non-commissioned officers examine Agena vehicle on transport cradle in a building at Vandenberg AFB

'Discoverer Satellite' explains use of satellite for defense intelligence in the United States. Shows function of Agena vehicle in the Discoverer program to develop and practice orbital space maneuver, at Vandenberg AFB, California. Artistic rendering of Agena vehicle as it travels through star-studded sky. U.S. Air Force captain stands beneath dish-shaped tracking antenna. The Captain speaks. Captain in missile assembly building holds briefing sessions for non-commissioned officers. He uses globe and model Agena to illustrate orbital path. Captain and non-commissioned officers examine Agena vehicle on transport cradle in a building. Captain stands in front of a sketch of Agena vehicle receiving infra-red signals detected from enemy rocket or missile launches, and transmitting radar signals to stations in the United States.

Date: 1968, March 8
Duration: 6 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059984
A Lockheed U-2 aircraft taxis and takes off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States.

United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft taxis and takes off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. The aircraft in flight. Clouds in the sky.

Date: 1960, August
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051218
A man manually checks the filter hatch of a Lockheed U-2 aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States.

United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A man pulls a dolly loaded with the filter hatch of a Lockheed U-2 aircraft out of a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. He checks the filter seal pressure for leaks and traces the filter route. He opens up a hatch and does more checking. He manually operates a butterfly gate in a duct opening. Close view of the butterfly gate opening and closing alternately in the duct opening.

Date: 1960, August
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051219