PANARAMA OF OUR DEFENSE FORCES Reel 1 · Part 2

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Footage taken by Mr. D. Gordon Hunter, Vice-President of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., Hartford, Connecticut, of the Joint Orientation Conference, Summary: Short scenes of the power of our Army, Navy & Air Force, showing that we are ready to meet any aggression. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: 1) MCU five women in service, WACS, WAVES. 2) CU nose section, camera pans to tail section showing people boarding C-54. 3) LS across field, camera pans with staff car showing parked aircraft on same. 4) LS aircraft carrier, USMCU P2V2 stationary on aircraft carrier. 5) PS barge alongside of aircraft carrier, bg gun installations on aircraft carrier. 6) MCU VIPs boarding aircraft carrier, naval personnel greeting same. 7) LS across deck of aircraft carrier showing two ships in bg. 8) ECU civilian and high ranking naval officer. ATLANTIC FLEETS AIR FORCE, A DYNAMIC SPEEDY STRIKING POWER. 9) MS parked aircraft on aircraft carrier. 10) MDS briefing of pilots on aircraft carrier. 11) Pilot boarding fighter plane. 12) MCU R-5 Helicopter on aircraft carrier -- takeoff of same. 13) ECU tail section P2V2 loading JATO bottles on same. 14) CU showing four JATO bottles on one side of aircraft. 15) CU Navy pilots running toward planes. 16) MS showing the American flag flying full mast. 17) CU Navy pilot boarding aircraft. 18) CU 3/4 FV F2H2 aboard aircraft carrier. 19) PS radar mechanism in operation on aircraft carrier. 20) MS takeoff F-2H2 from aircraft carrier. 21) MCU RV takeoff of F-8F. 22) CU nose section of F-2H2 aircraft from carrier. 23) CU pilot getting into aircraft, name on aircraft, Lt. Darden Wrigton AD. 24) LS across aircraft carrier showing fighter planes warming up, takeoff of same. 25) FV takeoff F-4U from carrier. 26) JATO P2V2 from carrier. 27) MS showing the landing of F-4-U on aircraft carrier. 28) MS lowering aircraft down inside of carrier by means of elevator. 29) MS showing submarine emerging; submarine. 30) MS showing firing at same. 31) CU fighter aircraft making passes at submarines. 32) US formation of four F-8-F. 33) MS navy blimp landing on aircraft carrier. 34) MCU camera pans with blimp to CU takeoff of navy blimp. 35) CU gunners at stations on aircraft carrier firing guns. 36) MS destroyer, personnel on destroyer throwing lines over to aircraft carrier, transporting mail across on same. 37) CU showing two ships side by side, showing water rushing between same -- camera pans from one ship to the other. 38) LS camera pans with aircraft formation of three PB-4-Y-2B. MCU SV same. 39) MS RV destroyer. 40) LS camera pans with aircraft formation of two F-2-H-2 buzzing low over aircraft carrier. 41) MS showing two F-8-Fs flying low over aircraft carrier. 42) LS F-2-H-2 flying pattern coming in for landing on carrier -- several retakes of same scene. 43) LS formation ten F-8-Fs. 44) Several scenes showing the F-2-H-2 landing on carrier. 45) Several scenes of F-8-F landing on carrier. 46) CU landing of F-4-U on carriers-repeat of same scene. 47) Camera pans with tug parking aircraft on carrier. Reel 2: CU two air force and one naval officer conversing. 2) ADS flat terrain. 3) CU bus on airfield, name on bus, Elin Field, control tower in bg. 4) Pan shot from L to R showing airfield, parked aircraft and barracks. THE U.S. AIR FORCE READY TO DELIVER A REAL PUNCH IF NEEDED. 5) PS R to L showing displays of different sizes of bombs. 6) LS showing demonstration of flame throwers. 7) MS showing officer giving speech. 8) CU mixed crowd watching air show. 9) CU operation of flame thrower. 10) 3/4 RV B-36 Aerial Single. 11) LS US B-36 in flight. 12) LS across open field showing long line of bomb bursts. 13) INT looking through bomb bays showing bomb drops. 14) LS across field showing bombs bursting. 15) LS showing formation of two F-80s making low pass across field, camera pans with same, drop napalm bombs. 16) MLS SV B-29 in flight, dropping bombs. 17) CU looking through bomb bays showing bombs away. 18) MLS B-26 in flight, bomb bay doors open, fire rockets. 19) LS camera pans to P-82 making low pass over field, fires rocket at target, camera stays with explosion. 20) LS formation of three P-5ls making pass at target. 21) CU observers in grandstand. 22) LS jet aircraft making steep climb, smoke trails behind, rolls. 23) LS F-94 making pass at field. 24) LS across stands showing military personnel observing airshow. 25) LS camera pans with formation of five aircraft, one B-36, B-50, B-29, B-17, other unidentified. 26) ELS three jet aircraft making low pass over field, make steep climb, roll in unison. 27) LS formation three B-29s. 28) LS B-36 and B-29 flying low across field, being followed by formation of four B-29s. 29) P-82 making low pass across airfield. 30) ELS three unidentified aircraft making low pass across field. 31) ELS B-36 in flight. 32) LS across open field showing long line bomb drops, showing smoke rising from same. 33) LS F-86 making low pass across field. 34) LS showing two B-29s and one B-50 making low pass across field. 35) B-36, B-50, and B-29 making low pass across field. 36) ELS three jet aircraft buzzing low across airfield. 37) LS B-45 low pass across field. 38) MS R-5 hovering in front of grandstand, R-5 gives demonstration. 39) Formation of five F-80s making low pass over airfield, fifth aircraft rolls at low altitude. 40) LS B-45 makes low pass across airfield. 41) MLS formation of four F-80s. 42) LS formation of three F-86s. 43) LS Aerial Single F-80 rolling. 44) MLS four F-80s buzzing low across field. 45) LS across grandstand showing officers leaving same. 46) LS chow line. CU same, officers receiving food. 47) MS across long table of officers eating. 48) LS showing long line cars going across open field. 49) PS going along long line of B-45s. 50) MS 3/4 FV A-26, personnel standing around inspecting same. 51) INT hangar, air show display, mixed crowd observing same. 52) CU motion picture camera. 53) MS display of guided missiles. 54) MLS JB-2 on display. 55) GCS 3/4 RV B-17 in flight. 56) MS showing the launching of the JB-2. 57) Aerial 3/4 RV B-l7 carrying the JB-2. 58) CU launching of same. 59) Night shot pan from L to R across airfield showing barracks and tail of aircraft silhouetted. MS C-54 taxiing, take off as seen from camera ship. 61) ADS airfield flat terrain, landing as seen from inside camera plane. THE INFANTRY SHOWS ITS FIRE POWER. 62) CU display of four different types of rifles. 63) CU demonstration of machine guns. 64) CU display of mortar shells. 65) LS showing the firing of same. 66) CU infantryman giving lecture. 67) LS demonstration of flame throwers. 68) MS showing the firing of tanks. CU four-inch armor plate showing different sides and impressions made on armor plate by different caliber guns. THE INFANTRY SHOOTS THE WORKS FOR ONE MAD MINUTE. 69) camera pans, from R to L showing demonstration given by the infantry. 70) CU officer giving address, camera pans across grandstand. 71)Low GS showing baseball game in progress. AIRBORNE TROOPS DISPLAY EQUIPMENT, POWER AND COURAGE. (FT. BENNING, GEORGIA) 72) CU GIs going through various types calisthenics. 73) CU tower used in training paratroopers. 74) CU parachutists going through door, standing inspection before going out and entering parked C-82. 75) MS showing C-82 in flight towing two CG-4As. 76) MLS C-82 in flight showing mass parajump. 77) LS showing formation of three C-82s, mass parajump from each. 78) MS across airfield showing parked C-82 in fg. 79) MS showing paratrooper band. 80) MS military personnel standing at attention, saluting. 81) MS paratrooper band. 82) Color guard in fg. 83) MS parade formation. WE CAN FACE THE FUTURE WITH FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE SUPREMACY OF THE MEN, THE MACHINES AND THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ARMED FORCES. 84) MS parade formation, repeat of the same title. Good (Basic: Mas Koda)

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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