JCS Strike Command Exercise Bold Shot at Eglin Air Base in Florida, United States. United States Air Force Convair C-131 aircraft, equipped with belly radome, takes off from the runway during the exercise.
Minuteman Missile at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. United States Air Force officers operate consoles in Minuteman control room. Officer seated on chair, looks at a screen in front of him. Another officer gets up and checks instrument.
A U.S. Air force F-100 Super sabre jet aircraft rounds out high in nose-high attitude, during attempted emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The pilot applies power to go around without success as the F-100 enters a state known as a "Sabre Dance". The aircraft's right wing strikes the runway and it crashes on the runway in a ball of fire. (Note: This F-100 was being ferried from Palmdale, California, when it encountered problems, and the pilot elected to make an emegency landing at Edwards AFB)
Interpretation of the photographs of laser guided bomb strikes. U.S. Air Force Photo interpreters, Major Mills and 1st Lieutenant Davison view the prints and KB-18 negatives. The photographs are pasted on a board on a wall at Ubon Air Base in Thailand.
NATO Project Cirrus, Gilze Rijen Air Base, in the Netherlands, 1951. Camera shows a group of parked Gloster Meteor jet aircraft of the Netherlands Royal Air Force. An officer and airman climb about the cockpit of one plane. One aircraft is seen parked in front of a large cylindrical structure. The number "3" is displayed on its nose wheel cover. A portable power unit sits under its left wing. Next scene shows a fuel truck with long boom positioning the fuel hose directly above the fuel port on the aircraft. An airman atop the aircraft handles the refueling hose during the refueling. Closeup of him controlling the hose. Scene shifts to a Meteor aircraft taxiing past parked aircraft. View back to the fuel truck that has now retracted its boom and refueling hose. Next, a pilot wearing flight suit and a seat pack parachute climbs into the cockpit of a Meteor plane. Closeup of him settling into the cockpit and checking the flight instruments and controls. A Meteor aircraft is seen landing in the background.
Aircrew at the mess hall of an air base on Diego Garcia Island, Indian Ocean. A sign board at a snack bar reads Diego Burger. Airmen lined up at a service window. Palm trees seen in the background. U.S. Navy and USAF (United States Air Force) men go through a chow line in the mess hall. They serve food on their plates. Other crew members sit at a dinning table in the background. Exterior of the mess hall seen.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.