Jet Bomber Performs Like Fighter Plane, Wichita, Kansas Part 2

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INDEX DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 (A) RADIO - TV BRANCH, TELEVISION SECTION Release No. 123-57 ROOM 2E-791 EXT. 72902 75061 Footage: 350" PICTORIAL BRANCH, NEWSREEL SECTION ROOM 2D-780A For release 5 August 1957 EXT. 75111 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: MGM FINE GRAIN TO: NBC-TV JET BOMBER PERFORMS LIKE FIGHTER PLANE (Official Air Force footage released by Dept. of Defense) The Air Force's Bo47 medium bomber demonstrates its versatility as a combat aircraft by performing acrobatics usually confined to smaller fighter type aircraft. This six jet, first-line medium bomber weighing 100-tons is capable of "toss bombing", barrel rolls and Immelman maneuvers. Sequences show: (a) Bo47 taxiing on field at Boeing Airplane Company's Wichita Kansas, division. 8-47 taking off and 10 flight. Project pilot, Richard Wo Taylor performing warm-up (a) Barre? roll. (Inmelman). Half roll at top of half loop. (i) Swoke trails to clearly define manuuerability of B=47. B=49 landing. NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribu- tion to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 7 days to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release CO the company designated above for distribution to pool members so siring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be available to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The DUPE NEGATIVES must not be cut in any manner. B-30102

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases