B-50 BOMBER COMPLETES 1ST NONSTOP ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 7400 743OURCE: AFCF (AF Newsreel Release #41) FILM: Arch and APC MP, 802' ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 B-50 BOMBER COMPLETES 1st NONSTOP ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT 2 March 1949 "AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING" FSV, air-to-air refueling operation similar to those used in globe encircling flight. Cutin, pilot at controls. Cutin, man in blister speaking over radio. Seq: B-29 tank plane refueling, another B-29 in flight somewhere over Southwest US. The two planes in air as refueling takes place. CU, coat of arms on plane with motto, "Willing, Able, Ready". Members of B=50 plane #010 (Lucky Lady) strapping on parachute gear and being inspected by Capt James Gallagher. CU, Capt Gallagher. CU, Capt gives order to board plane. Scenes of crew climbing aboard B=50. LS, head on; B=50 warms up, turns, taxis into position. CU, propellers spinning in warmup. B-50 taxiing into position. LS, F, B=50 taking off. AV, from r to 1 B-50 in flight. B=50 in air, B=29 tank ship approaches. VS, two planes in flight during refueling. (NOTE: Scenes of B-50 in flight were made just prior to round=the=world trip). ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/kr

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities