Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE (United states Air force in Europe) is seen mingling with Italian officers as Italian fliers stand in formation in front of their de Havilland Vampire jet fighter aircraft on a flight line at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, during Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe. General Norstad and the officers move to another group of Italian fliers in front of their jet planes. The fliers are in relaxed formation and attentive to the conversations between General Norstad and their commanders.
Film begins showing an auxiliary power unit under the wing of a Republic F-84 Thunderjet parked on Marsden matting at Wiesbaden Air Force Base in Germany, during Exercise Cirrus. A ground crewman uncoils the electric cable from the unit and plugs it into a receptacle under the aircraft wing. View of the man crouching below the wing. He then stands and starts the power unit. The aircraft's crew chief's name, "T/Sgt G.Cavert," is stenciled beneath the cockpit. Scene changes to an F-84 sitting alone on the airfield. Tents are seen in the background. A ground crewman approached the aircraft, climbs a ladder, opens latches securing the machine gun compartment, and raises the compartment cover forward, exposing the M3 browning machine guns inside. Closeup of the man sitting atop the open compartment.Camera focuses on his hands as he pries some cartridges from a gun and closes its cover.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Aircraft from a squadron of Italian de Havilland DH.100 Vampire jets move along a taxiway, after landing, to be parked. After they arrive and have shut down their engines, Italian ground crews maneuver the aircraft to park them at an angle, one after another, . Five men spin one aircraft completely around and back it into its desired position. One of them uses a metal tow bar to steer the nose wheel, while others maneuver the aircraft. Ground crewmen handle another arriving Vampire jet, in a similar fashion. C-47 support aircraft are seen in the distant background. Four Vampire jets buzz the field in formation as they prepare to break off and land..
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Camera focuses on a line of Italian de Havilland DH.100 Vampire jet aircraft parked along a taxiway. Three land,in succession, on the active runway in the near background. C-47 support aircraft are parked on a ramp in the far background. An Italian ground crewman places a cover over the pitot tube of one Vampire jet.
Italian Air Force Vampire jet planes (de Havilland DH.100 design) parked at Wiesbaden Airfield, Germany. Closeup of Italian ground crewman on the wing of one. He uses a wrench to loosen and remove a fuel tank cap. Next, he uses a hose to refuel the tank in one wing of the aircraft while another man is handed a hose and refuels the tank on the other wing, where he is standing.
Allies take over Wiesbaden, Germany during World War II. Aerial view of German prisoners marching along a road in the country side. Lush green fields. A rail road bridge over a dried up river. German prisoners gathered in an area.
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