XS-1 CUTS AND OUTS Reel 7 · Part 1

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Summary: Reel 1: 1) MS Several shots of two men sanding the wooded portion of the nose of an airplane. 2) CU Azimuth indicator. 3) MC EM taking readings on an instrument. 4) MC Man placing equipment in X-1. 5) MS Stationary shot of the X-1 with rockets-going and pan to fire truck and back to X-1. 6) MS same as scene 5. 7) MC Man working on equipment in the X-1. 8) CS One of the rear compartments of the X-1. 9) MLS Radar shacks. 10) MScrew getting into a B-29. 11) MLS B-29 taxiing, X-1 in bomb bays. 12)A X-1 in flight, several shots. 13) ALS X-1 in flight, vapor trails. 14) CS B-29 being towed by loading pit, 1ooking at bottom of plane and X-1. 15) MS B-29 being towed. 16) MS Radar antenna with camera attached. 17) LS B-29 taking off, X-1 in bomb bays. 18) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays, X-1 being launch 19) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays and being launched. 20) A X-1 in flight. Reel 2: 1) A B-29 in flight with X-1 in bomb bay. 2) A Same as scene 1. 3) MLS X-1 on the ground. 4) MC B-29 being towed on ramp over the X-1 loading pit. 5) MS pilot and a civilian standing on ramp talking. 6) MS Tail of X-1 with one rocket going. 7) LS B-29 taking off with X-1 in bomb bays. 8) LS B-29 at the fueling pit. 9) MS pilot shaking hands with a civilian. 10) MC same of the equipment used in the X-1. 11) MS Pilot climbing out X-1 with officers gathered around. 12) MS X-1 being towed. 13)MLS X-1 on ramp with rockets going. 14) A X-1 in flight. 15) A Same as scene 14. Several shots. 16) A vapor trail left by the X-1. 17) A Same as scene 16. 18) A Same as scene 14. 19) A Same as scene 16. 20) A X-1 landing. 21) A X-1 in flight. 22) A Same as scene 21. 23) flight with landing gear down. 24) AB-29 in flight with the X-1 in bomb bays. 25) A Same as scene 24 then the X-1 drops free of the B-29. Reel 3: 1) LS B-29 landing. 2) A B-29 in flight with X-1 in bomb bays. 3) A Same as scene 2. 4) MC One of the rear compartments of the X-1. 5) MC pilot shaking hands with a civilian. 6) MS B-29 being towed with X-1 in bomb bays. 7) LS B-29 taxiing. 8) MS Group of men around the X-1. 9) MC pilot getting out of a staff car and shaking hands with officers and civilians. lO) MC Same as scene 4. 11) MS pilot shaking hands with civilians. 12)MS pilot talking to a group of men. 13) MS B-29 being towed, X-1 in bomb bays. 14) MS X-1 on ramp. Several shots. 15) MS B-29 with X-1 in bomb bays. 16) MS X-1 being placed by loading pit. 17) LS B-29 taking off, X-1 in bomb bays. 18) MS B-29 with X-1 in bomb bays. 19) MS pilot shaking hands with a civilian. 20) LS B-29 landing, X- in bomb bays. 21) MS Stationary shot of B-29, X-1 in bomb bay. 2) MC pilot getting out of staff car and shaking hands with men. Reel 4: 1)A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 2) A Same as scene 1. 3) MS Radar equipment. 4) A X-1 in flight. 5) MC X-1 radar tracking camera. 6) A X-1 in flight, several shots. 7) A X-1 landing. 8) MC Equipment for the X-1. 9) MS B-29 being put in place to receive the X-1. 10) A B-29 in flight. 11) MS F-80 camera ship. 12) MS B-29 at fueling pit. 13) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 14) MC An officer and civilian inspecting camera in F-80. 15)A X-1 in flight. 16) A Same as scene 15. 17) LS X-1 landing. 1) LS B-29 taking off. 2) MS X-1 on ramp. 3) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bay. 4) MS B-29 on ramp, X-1 in bomb bay. 5)MSX-1 on ramp. 6) A Same as scene 3. 7) MS pilot getting out of X-1. 8)MC B-29 on ramp, X-1 in bomb bays. 9) LS vapor trail. lO) LS B-29 on ramp. 11) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 12)CUMan at the controls of the X-1. 13) MS B-29 being towed, X-1 in bomb bays. 14) A looking from bomb bays as X-1 is cut loose. 15)MS B-29 at fueling pit. 16) A Same as scene 11, X-1 being launched. 17) AX-1 in flight, several shots. 18) MS Head-on shot of the X-1 then three men push it away. 19) MS B-29 on ramp, X-1 being towed by and pan follows to fueling pit. 20) X-1 in flight. 21) Int. instrument panel of X-1. 22) MC~-l on ramp. 23) LS X-1 landing. 24) MS X-1 on ramp. 25) Int. pilot on elevator in bomb bays going down and getting into X-1. 26) A B-29 in flight and X-1 being launched. 27) A X-1 landing. 28) A F-51 flying beside B-29 with X-1 in bomb bay, several shots. 29) LS X-1 landing. 30)CSX-1 on ramp. Reel 6: 1) A X-1 in flight. 2) LS group of men on the ramp. 3) MS stationary F-80; 4) A Same as scene l. 5) CUCockpit of X-1. 6) A B-29 in flight. 7) LS B-29 taxiing. 8) MS X-1 being lowered down into the loading pit. 9) MC X-1 on the ramp. 10) MC Capt Chas. E. yeager at controls of X-1. 11) CU cockpit of X-1. 12) CUcame as scene 10. 13) MC B-29 being placed over loading pit. 14) CS X-1 at fueling pit. 15) CU liquid oxygen filler valve. 16) CU Man putting fuel hose into place. 17) MLSRailroad boxcar at the fuel tank. 18) CU Same as scene 16. 19) MC Fuel trailer pulling up to the X-1. 20) CS Man fueling the X- l. 21) Int. The nitrogen evaporator. 22) MC X-1 on the ramp. 23)MCX-1 tail with rockets going. 24) MS B-29 on the ramp, X-1 being towed. 25) MSCapt yeager inspecting the X-1. 26) CU One of the filler valves. 27) MS X-1 in the loading pit, B-29 being pulled up to the pit. Reel 7: 1) MC X-1 in bomb bays of B-29. 2)MS B-29 being towed, X-1 in bomb bays. 3) MC Same as scene 2. 4) MS B-29 being towed over loading pit, X-1 in loading pit. 5) MC X-1 in loading pit. 6) MC Tail of X-1 rockets going. 7) MC Man at the fueling pit. 8) MC B-29 leaving fueling pit, X-1 in bomb bays. 9) MC Man at nitrogen evaporator. 10) MC Capt Yeager getting out of X-1. 11) MC X-1 in loading pit. 12) CS Capt Yeager inspecting the X-1. 13) MC pilot getting into F-80 camera ship. 14) MS X-1 on the ramp. 15) CS Man fueling the X-1. 16) MC X-1 in bomb bays of B-29. 17) MC Radar antenna. 18) MC X-1 on the ramp. 19) CS Capt Yeager at controls of the X-1. 20) MC X-1 on ramp, rockets going. 21) MC B-29 in position over loading pit. X-1 in pit. 22) MS X-1 in pit, B-29 over pit. Reel 8: 1) A X-1 in fight. 2) A Same as scene 1, vapor trail. 3) MLS B-29 being towed to fueling pit, X-1 in bomb bays. 4) MC Two men working radar equipment. 5) MLS X-1 on ramp. 6) CS One o fthe filler valves. 7) Int. CU instrument panel of X-1. 8) Int. CU Cockpit and panel of X-1. 9) MC B-29 being put into position area loading ramp. 10) LS Shot of Muroc A.F.B., F-80 landing. 11) A X-1 and F-80 in flight. 12) MS B-29 at fueling pit, X-1 in bomb bays. 13) AX-1 in flight. 14) LS B-29 landing. 15) CS Capt Yeager standing by X-1. 16) MC B-29 cutting engines. 17) MC Officers getting into a truck. 18) CS X-1 being towed. 19) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 20) AMuroc A.F.B. 21) A X-1 being launched from B-29. 1) MLS Two men operating radar equipment. 2) MS B-29 being put into position over X-1 in loading pit. 3) MC same as scene l. 4)CSSame as scene l. 5) MS B-29 leaving fueling pit, X-1 in bomb bays. 6)MSCapt Yeager standing by X-1. 7) MS Three officers by X-1. TW0 shots. 8) LS X-1 landing. 9) A X-1 in flight, vapor trail. 10) MS Radar antenna. 11) MS Radar antennal. 12) LS X-1 in flight, vapor trails. 13) MC EM watching flight of X-1. 14) A X-1 and F-80 in flight. 15) A X-1 in flight. 16) A B-29 and F-80 in flight, X-1 in bomb bay of B-29. 17) MS X-1 on ramp, rockets going. 18) MS Radar shack. 19) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 20) MC B-29 being put in position over loading pit. 21) MC X-1 being loaded into B-29. 22) MC B-29 being put into position of loading pit. 23) MS X-1 on ramp, rockets starting. 24) MS Same as scene 23. 25) MC X-1 being loaded onto B-29. 26) MCOne of the rear compartments of the X-1. 27) MC EM watching flight of X-1. 28) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 29) LS B-29 taxiing. 30)) A B-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 31) A Same as scene 30. 32) Int.S Looking forward in B-29 at cockpit. 33) AB-29 in flight, X-1 in bomb bays. 34) MS Radar shacks, two men operating equipment. 35) Int.S Interior of bomb bay of B-29, X-1 inside. 36) MC B-29 being towed. 37) CS X-1 in bomb bay of B-29. 38) MC Nitrogen evaporator. 39) MG Men around X-1 in B-29. 40) MSB-29 being towed to the fueling pit. 41) MX F-80 camera ship on the ramp. 42)MC X-1 in loading pit, B-29 over it. 43) MSX-1 being hoisted into the B-29. 44) MS B-29 being put into position over loading pit Good

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities