WATCH DOG OF ThE AIR FORCE DOLLAR Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Aerial views of B-47's, Boeing aircraft plant construction, and scenes at Washington, D.C. Included are Maj. Gen. Armstrong, Former President Harry S.Truman, Secretary of the Air Force Talbott, and President Eisenhower. 1) LS camera pans right with JATO of B-47. 2) MLS camera pans left with JATO of F-84. 3) AV at landscape. 4) G/A shot of formation of B-36's passing over camera. 5) G/A shot of formation of F-80's passing over camera. 6) AV of the Pentagon and surrounding countryside. 7) MS INT doorway--doorman walks out of office marked: ASSISTANT Secretary or the Air force, and officers walk in. 8) MS INT showing Secreatary of the Air Force Talbott, unidentified civilian, and officer. 9) SV Secretary at the Air Force Talbott speaking. 10) MCU Secretary of the Air Farce Harold E. Talbott. 11) MCU the Secretary of the Air Force Talbott speaking. 12) MS Maj Gen. Armstrong, Jr. and unidentified officers seated at desk--another officer walks in and hands the general some papers. 13) LS of the Capitol Building. 14) MCU dome of the Capital. 15) LS Capitol Building--pool and fountain in fg. Several people standing at pool's edge in the fg. 16) AV of three B-47's in flight. 17) AV of two B-47's in flight. 18) LS camera pans left with B-47 landing--drag chute is deployed. 19) AV of three B-47's in flight to the right. Reel: 2 SLATE: CAMERA: CAPTAIN L. DE ANGELIS. ON THE BACK OF THE SLATE: WATCH DOG OF US DOLLAR. 1) MLS nose or one B-47 with tail of another B-47 at scene left--Boeing plant is in th. bg. Two men Are pushing and pulling a generator, as a truck passes by. 2) AV of B-47 in flight to the left. 3) Several AV's of three B-47's in flight. 4) LPS B-47 taking off toward camera which makes a rapid switch pan back to pick up second B-47, misses it, then picks it up. SLATE:CAMERA: CAPT. L. DE ANGELES. 5) LPS B-47 taking off--passes out of scene. 6) Camera makes a rapid wish pan to pick up B-47 just as it leaves the runway. 7)MS table and desk--sign reading: T. S. UPTHEGROVE on desk. 8)MLS INT office --four men, seated around desk, get up and look out of window. 9) MS five men around another desk, an AF officer's back is to the camera. 10) MLS ground personnel working on a B-47. 11) AV of three B-47's in flight. 12)is B-47 in the Boeing Plant--one B-47, in fg, is being towed toward camera left. 13) MLS INT Boeing Plant--the tail section of a B-47 juts into trame left; another B-47 is being towed toward camera by tow truck with lights on. 14) Several dolly shots of partially assmbled B-47's. l3) AV high angle, formation of B-29's. 16) CU Former President Harry S. Truman looking at sky through field glasses. 17) G/A shot of formation of B-36's passing overhead. 18) MCU Former President Harry S. Truman and President Eisenhower looking at the sky, then talking. 19) G/A shot of formation of B-36's passing overhead. 20) AV of the Pentagon and surrounding landscape. 21) LS B-47 making a 90 degree turn in front of camera. 22) MLS camera pan. with JATO of C-47. 23) MCU Former President Truman and President Eisenhower scanning the sky. Reel 3: 1) MS airman seated at table, with papers in front of him and desk lamp lit--fireplace behind him. 2) Several AV's of two B-47's in flight to the right. 3) Several AV's of B-47 approaching KC-97 tanker for refueling. Good

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities