UP AND AWAY Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Miscellaneous scenes in Hawaiian Islands showing ground and air shots of aircraft, activities of enlisted men. Shows various classroom scenes and Air-Sea Rescue featuring R-6 helicopter and rubber life raft. Street scenes in Honolulu, parade, and other recreational activities. Aircraft: C-54, P-47. (USAF by 4201 Mot. Pict. Sq.,n.d.) 1) ADS Islands in the Pacific. 2) PS C-45 approaching for and landing. CU "Follow me" jeep going down runway, camera plane follows the jeep. 3) CS C-54 taxiing. 4)CS ground crew pushing ramp up to door of C-54. 5) CS men starting to come out of the C-54. 6) PS formation of approximately 50 P-47's flyng across the field. 7) CS groups of new arrivals walking out to trucks. 8) CS men sitting in grassy area listening to lecture. 9) CU commanding general of the 7th Air Division delivering speech to the men at Hickam Field. 10) CU interior of typing school showing men taking instructions as clerk typists. 11) CU class on "Weather", instructor pointing out pupils' lessons on the board. l2) CU men taking notes. 13) CU Weather Observation course. 14) Int radio operator school showing interior or classroom, photo laboratory classroom, dark room. 15) CU Sheet Metal School. 16) CU crew working on C-47 engines. 17) CU motor launch used in conjunction with the Air-Sea-Rescue. 18) MS two airmen floating in rubber raft in the ocean. 19) CU rescue launching pulling up alongside raft and pulling men into the boat. 20) CU men being lifted aboard the crash boat. 21) PS R-6 helicopter hovering above the downed airmen in lift boats. Good shot of the R-6 helicopter rescue. 22) Street scenes in Honolulu showing the parade held on the island. Military and civilians participate in the parade. 23) CS girl on white horse. 24) CS one of the floats in the parade showing the dancers upon same. 25) CS several of the floats as they pass by showing the dancers, girls and small children and mixed groups, and the musicians upon the floats. 26) MS golf course at Honolulu. 27) Several shots of the personnel relaxing, riding horseback, playing golf, playing softball. 28) Good shots of the softball game between Hicham and Wheeler Field. 29) PS several of the airmen and girl friends riding bikes out through the countryside. 30) CS graveyard for dogs -- pets of the airmen, on the base. 31) CS two airmen walking through weeded area on the island. 32) MLS waterfall on the island. 33) CS corporal talking to the sergeant and his wife. 34) PS beach at Honolulu showing airmen and girl friends relaxing. Good shots of beach Scenes showing children, guys and gals, enjoying the sun and the water. 35) CS two mechanics removing engine oil plug from the AT-6. 36) CS mechanics tightening bolts on engine or an AT-6. 37) PS jeep with pilots piled upon it, driving down long line of P-47's -- pilots jumps off at their planes. 38) CS major and crew chief; major gets into cockpit. 39) CS Capt. Bell and Sgt. Miller at their planes. 40) Maj. Wan and Sgt. Gillespie. 41) Several CU's of the pilots sitting in the cockpits; one gives hand signal to others to start up engines. 42) PS down line or P-47's, engines starting. 43) PS P-47's starting to taxi away from parking area. 44) BV looking down the taxi strip showing the P-47's zig-zagging up and down runway. 45) MLS control tower at Hickam Field. 46) GS looking down runway at the P-47's as they takeoff directly over camera. 47) GS looking up at P-47's as they swoop in low over the camera. 48) Aerial formation of four P-47's. Aerial formation of two P'47's. Good shot of formation of four P-47's; flight of four others pass through scene. Head on viewflight of eight P-47's. 49) Aerial flight of three P-47's -- peel off one by one. 50) Flight of eight P-47's come in over camera one by one. 51) Flight of six P-47's peel off one by one. 52) Flight of eight P-47's, headon view, coming into camera. 53) Large formation of approximately 30 P-47's in two flights passing overhead. 54) Three flights of approximately 35 P-47's in aerial formation; three flights. good (Basic: 16mm. Koda)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities