Preparations for the launch of an Atlas 12 D missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. Strategic Air Command (SAC) Commander in Chief General Thomas S. Power, Commander of the 1st Missile Division Vandenberg AFB Lieutenant General David Wade and Commander of the 15th Air Force Lieutenant General Archie J. Old Jr, and the staff watches the launch. SAC insignia and emblem on Atlas missile in the service structure. The missile on a launching pad. Mark II nose cone on the missile. Base of the missile and the service structure. Number 630 is visible on the missile. Airmen check parts and sections of the missile on the launch pad prior to the launch. Major Ernest E. Bankey Jr. is the officer in charge of the launching pad and procedures. The airmen check equipment and the missile at the launching platform.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. Tail section of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft parked at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base. The crew gets into the aircraft. The nose section of the B-29 aircraft. "Lena" written on the side of the aircraft. The aircraft engine starts. Enlisted men stands near landing gear. A man holds fire extinguisher in his hands. Engines warm up. The B-29 aircraft taxis on the runway.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. Men work on the top turret of the aircraft parked at Smoky Hill Air Force Base. The aircraft hangar in the background. Mechanics work on the engines of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft taxis on the runway. The aircraft takes off from the Smoky Hill Air Force Base.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. Mechanics work on the ball turret on United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft parked at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base. A mechanic works on gun turret. B-29s parked across airbase.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The nose of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft. The flight crew sits in front of the aircraft at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base. The flight crew stand in a line and put on parachutes and briefed before takeoff. The flight crew go to the station carrying equipment. The engines of the aircraft warm up.
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