Tests of aircraft for Strategic Air Command Escape and Evasion mission, conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida. A C-47F aircraft performs maximum perfornance landing employing a drogue chute to aid in stopping. Several views of the C-47F landing in rough terrain, trailing drogue parachute behind. As the plane lands, the parachute opens up and plane comes to an abrupt halt using reversed propellers and brakes as well.
Ground maintenance crew waiting beside KC-135A at at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand. KC135A's cockpit. Four stars in window. Ground crew pushing away APU and carrying air start hose. General Joseph J Nazzaro getting out of car and bidding farewell to a line of officers, then he boards aircraft. KC135A is taxiing out.
Airmen refueling a KC-135A, of the 4258th Strategic Wing, at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand. Airman has some difficulty connecting refueling hose to the aircraft centerpoint refueling valve. After successfully connecting it, he uses the aircraft refueling panel to direct fuel to the appropriate tanks. Another airman operates a mobile pump unit connected to an underground fuel tank. Pilot (U.S. Air Force Captain Wells) approaches front of the aircraft, walks past auxiliary power unit cable, and begins preflight walk-around inspection. He is followed by crew chief.
A semi tractor truck drives into an open air munitions storage area at the U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. Numerous bombs are seen stacked behind bumker walls, and a flatbed truck trailer loaded with bombs is parked nearby. The airman driving the truck backs it up to the loaded trailer and hooks it up to his truck. Closeup of him making the necessry connections and then moving the trailer onto his truck and driving away. Next, a truckload of bombs is seen unloaded from a tractor trailer truck.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Survival school hangar building at Eglin. A sergeant hanging from ropes shows the method of lowering self to ground. Various parachutes are displayed in survival school hangar. Airman demonstrates lowering self to ground with rope.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Firemen prepare for demonstration of fire fighting equipment. Cadets watch the demonstration. Firemen demonstrate equipment. Cadets listen to lecture on fire fighting equipment and operations.
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