Airlift of U.S. 82nd Airborne troops by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Tactical (TAC) aircraft from Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, United States. United States Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules parked on a taxiway as seen from door of an aircraft taking off. Paratroopers rest aboard the aircraft during flight. A paratrooper looks out from a window of the aircraft. Aerial view of an aircraft carrier at sea and an airstrip as seen from the aircraft in flight. The back of the pilot at the controls. The aircraft taxis and lands. Troops and military trucks on an air base. View of a runway as the aircraft taxis
A U.S. Army Jupiter C missile is launched from Cape Canavaral. View of nose cone being retrieved from sea, after having parachuted during missile testing. Sailors pull the cone into deck of their ship. Writing on wall of U.S. Army base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, identifying it as home of the Airborne. Sign of the United states Army Parachute Team, outside their office at Fort Bragg. A Team member rises on a tethered parachute during experimental testing. Paratroop members of the Army Parachute Team gathered on the tarmac next to a C-123 aircraft, for a briefing. Their Commander, Captain Perry, conducts the briefing. Team members packing their personal chutes. A Team member donning his backpack chute, and attaching a reserve chute in front. Two smoke grenades are attached to his left foot. The skydiver's altimeter and stop watch. A weather balloon being released and tracked by radar.
The delegates of the United Nations meet at the headquarters in New York City. Exterior of the United Nations headquarters. A Security Council session on Russia's move to censure the U.S. for spy activities. The delegates from the United States and the Soviet charge each other.
Teams participate in the American Trotting Championship held in Long Island, New York. People gather in a large number to watch the championship. The race in progress. People cheer and applaud. The Silver Song team wins the championship.
United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger makes the longest jump during Project Excelsior in New Mexico. Colonel Kittinger puts on a suit for the jump and enters a balloon gondola. Men help him. The balloon rises from New Mexico. An automatic camera in the gondola records the whole event. The colonel jumps out of the gondola and descends towards the land. People watch the colonel descending. He is helped out of the suit as he lands.
People participate in aqua sports in New York. People gather at a beach. Two men perform water skiing. Women watch them and wave towards them.
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