Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. B-52 with pylon mounted under wing. Weather truck, engineers and technicians gather around aircraft. X-15 sits on ground underneath pylon. X-15 sits underneath pylon and man work on each side. Weather truck and tug in the background. X-15 sits under B-52. Auxiliary power unit (APU) on right side and workmen between APU and X-15. Full view of X-15 sitting under the pylon attached to the B-52 wing. Overall view of X-15 sitting under the pylon. Upper fin turns back and forth. Barking flaps on upper fin open and close. Tail of X-15 sitting under pylon. X-15 sitting under pylon and a man works on cockpit. Two men work under X-15 on landing apparatus. Men work with jack under right wing gear. X-15 under pylon and workmen all around it. Overall view of X-15 on hoist in mating place. Men work all around it. Some men work on ground, some up on the X-15 and some on work stand. Nose of X-15. Men work around cockpit. X-15 mated. Men work off stand. Three men stand in front of camera blocking a lot of good view. Inboard and outboard engines along with the nose of the B-52. Nose of X-15 sticks out between the inboard engine and nose of B-52. X-15 is mated but still on hoist. Right wing of engine and wing gear is suspended in air. B-52 with X-15 mated.
Army Material Command (AMC) logistic support of Air Force X-15 project in United States. X-15 is towed with tug and taken out from a hangar. Insignia of United States. X-15 parked on flight line. Two men stand near X-15. X-15 parked at revetment. A pilot walks in near the nose of X-15. An aircraft in the background. Three officer walk towards the X-15. They stand and talk. One of the officer stands near the nose of X-15 and poses. Two officers stand and talk. The nose of X-15 with a landing gear under the nose. X-15 towed with a tug is taken out from a hangar. The tail of X-15.
Formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s is seen in flight with clouds behind. Narrator speaks of salvaging them and similar older aircraft. . B-24 bombers landing at Davis- Monthan Airfield, to be placed in storage for preservation or salvaging. A sign reading, "Bone yard." B-24 taxiing into a Bone Yard filled with other aircraft. Among aircraft seen in the yard are those named: 'Double Trouble;' 'Gentle Annie;' and 'Boobie Trap.' Crews salvaging aircraft wheels and tires. Men removing an airplane wing, with a derrick. Aircraft being de-militarized. Plexi-Glass is replaced with aluminum skin. . Workers steam blast and paint aircraft that will be re-used for non-combat missions.
USAF flying officers of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 9th Bomb Squadron, enteri their briefing room. 9th Bomb Squadron written on wall panel. Large maps on the wall. An Officer addresses the group.
Gear of B-36 peacemaker lowered as plane lets down for landing. Crew unloads equipment from Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-36, into a waiting truck.
Fighter aircraft of the United States Army Air Force in Germany after World War II. A P-47 Thunderbolt plane. A mechanic checks its engine and pipes. Crew chief sits inside the cockpit. He moves control stick of the plane and checks the magneto. The meters and controls inside the cockpit of the plane can be seen clearly.
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