BIRD MEN IN TRAINING Part 4

Description

Summary: Coverage of range gunnery practice received by Army Air Service pilots from Selfridge Field, Michigan. (Shot list to follow.) 1) High-speed camera footage of .50 caliber machine gun tests with and without recoil stabilizers. 2) Shows ten MB-3A's parked with pilots lined up in front of aircraft -- MB-3A with insignia of 94th Pursuit Squadron in bg. 3) Shows ground crewmen holding belt of ammunition and in cockpit arming machine gun. 4) MB-3A taxis from parking position and takes off to right. 5) Scenes of bullseye targets and target sleeve towed by DH-4 being strafed by machine gun, including Av's of MB-3A making passes at target and pilot's hand on control stick. 6) Shows pilot inspecting hits on sleeve. 7) Sequence of scenes of observer getting out of DH-4 and milking cow at rear of aircraft; personnel cleaning rifles and playing checkers in camp; high-speed camera footage of Browning .50 caliber machine gun being fired with and without recoil stabilizer and scenes of targets used during tests showing shot grouping with 30 round bursts. Good (Basic: Mas pos)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities