Rescue activities of United States 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron in Thailand. A United States Air Force HH-53C helicopter in flight. The helicopter taxis along a runway at Nakhon Phnom Air Base. The wheels of the helicopter as it taxis along. The helicopter in flight. The tail rotor hub and the main rotor hub of the helicopter.
Rescue activities of United states 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron in Thailand. Pilots make preflight checks on a United States Air Force OV-10A aircraft. The pilots look at the propellers of the aircraft. Men walk past rows of OV-10A aircraft at Nakhon Phnom Air Base.
Minuteman Missile at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Minuteman Missile in position. Cars drive past the 'Jet Line Inn'. United States Air Force men stand in front of the Inn. Aerial view of the building with its white wall.
Minuteman Missile at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Aerial view of a building. United States Air Force man speaks over the phone. Interior of Minuteman Missile launch silo.
Damage caused to a USAF B-52 Stratofortress and to property as a result of the crash shortly after take off at March Air Base in California. Damaged B-52 tail section. SPs (Security Policemen) standing at crash site. Medics look for medical evidence and carry body bag on litter. Air force personnel, medics and others at crash site and inspect debris. Firefighters spray water on debris. A policeman speaks over the radio.
Exercise Jupiter, Wiesbaden West Germany, September, 1951. (This was a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe. Among those on hand to observe the exercise was the SHAPE commander, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.) In opening scene, an Italian pilot in flight suit, leans into the cockpit of a De Havilland DH-100 Vampire jet plane displaying number 72 on it's nose, at Wiesbaden Air Force Base. A ground crewman connects an auxiliary power unit to the aircraft, as the pilot adjusts his helmet. Closeup of the Italian pilot reaching into the cockpit. A U.S. C-47 transport plane taxis in the background. Two other Italian pilots, in flight gear, appear nearby plus a U.S. Air Force flight line tug. The other pilots stroll around the Vampire jet. Next, the tug is seen moving away as other Italian pilots gather around Vampire jets on the flight line. The tug, carrying several Italian officers, backs up to jet number 72, and hooks up and tows away the auxiliary power unit.
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