TAC OPERATIONS Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of TAC activities at McCoy AFB during the Cuban Crisis showing Gen Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., Comdr, TAC, inspecting area; alert crew activities and scenes of F-100, F-105, and KB-50 aircraft. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 919': 1) KB-50 alert crew sitting on flight line in front of aircraft. 2) F-105 being towed down flight line past row of parked F-105's. 3) KB-50 taxiing in and stopping. 4) AP on flight line checking cameraman's identification. 5) Gen Walter C. Sweeney leaving alert building. Reel 2, 709': 1) Scenes of pilots in briefing session. 2) Aircrews playing cards near F-100's parked on flight line. 3) Sequence of scenes during "Broken Arrow" practice alert, showing crash crews, EOD crews and decontamination crews. Reel 3, 720': 1) Series of scenes of flight line guards and sentry dogs being relieved. 2) KB-50 crew loading food into aircraft, then boarding. 3) AV's of F-100 and F-105 refueling from KB-50 drogue. Reel 4, 730': 1) Cars and trucks passing through main gate at McCoy AFB. 2) Army equipment unloading from USAF train on McCoy siding. 3) Shows F-100's and F-105's taking off. Reel 5, 801': 1) Aircrew on alert status eating on flight line. 2) Alert crew on truck driving past guard gate to alert building. 3) Series of scenes of airmen mixing napalm. 4) Men buying food from mobile snack bar and eating. 5) Scenes of alert crews waiting for star of mission. Reel 6, 843': 1) Pilots playing football while on alert status. 2) Briefing session for crash and rescue personnel. 3) Firemen putting on protective clothing and leaving firehouse on trucks. 4) Scenes of pilot in F-105 starting engine and aircraft taxiing down runway. Fair (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities