VIEWS OF MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT AND ROCKET FIRING Part 5

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Summary: Shown are the Navy's XF-10-F-1, D-558-21 (Skyrocket) and F-3d, and USAF's XB-52, YB-52, F-94C, F-102, F-86D, F-84E and F, B-47, B-45, C-97, X-4, Bell X-1, B-29, and F-89. Small test rockets are also shown. Edwards AFB, California. 1) MS EXT two men lifting rear half of rocket (propulsion unit, amd foms) onto low trailer. 2) MS EXT trailer loaded with four of the rocket units, being towed away from camera. 3) MS EXT dolly of the trailer being towed along road by an open truck. 4) MS EXT dolly trailer and truck on the lake bed. 5) MS EXT SV men readying a stand for the rockets beside the truck. 6) MS three men removing rocket from trailer and placing it on makeshift firing stand, conscted of several pieces of wood, behind the trailer. 7) MS EXT SV man working on the orange colored wings of rocket, wall of building in bg. 8) MCU high angle EXT two men checking level of fins. 9) MS SV EXT nose unit attached to the propulsion end of the rocket lying in a wooden stand. Several men are moving about in scene. 10) MLS EXT the rocket on lake bed, in firing position. 11) MS dolly high angle EXT what appears to be a portion of the nose unit of rocket lying on the lake bed. 12) LS EXT pan to right of the rocket as it is fired. 13) LS EXT pan right of a Navy XF-10-F1 taking off from runway--T-33 chase plane streaks by camera as the XF-10-F1 is just taking off. 14) LS pan right of the XF-10-F1 landing. 15) LS pan to right EXT of the XF-10-F1 taxiing. 16) MS to LS EXT pan to the left of the XF-10-F1 landing. 17) LS pan to right of the XF-10-F1 taxiing just prior to leaving the ground. 18) Series of normal and high speed shots of napalm bombs being exploded from a low stand on the desert. Marker stakes extend to the left and to the right from the bombs to show the diameter of the explosion. 19) Series of shots, high speed photography (1000 FPS), of a rocket launcher on the lake bed--shows the rockets as they are expelled from the launcher. 20) MS EXT SV single rocket being fired from small launching tube (high speed photography). Repeat of the above scene. 21) MS SV EXT multiple rocket launcher as the rockets are fired. Nose and tail-cone coverings of the launcher are jettisoned just prior to the firing of the rockets. 22) Several LS's to MCU's XB-52 taxiing towards camera over the lake bed. 23) MS EXT pan to right of the XB-52 taxiing past and away from camera. 24) CU 3/4 FV nose of the XB-52, left wing and engines are visible in bg. Camera then pans to the left showing group of technicians beside the aircraft. Camera continues panning along the right wing. 25) MCU EXT an "X" break on main gear tire. 26) LS EXT high angle 3/4 FV XB-52 on the thrust stand. 27) LS high angle EXT 3/4 RV XB-52 on the thrust stand, crash vehicles are passing in fg towards camera left. 28) MCU EXT right SV of the nose of the XB-52, written on side of nose, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BOEING XB-52 STRATOFORTRESS. 29) MS EXT from under bomb bay of plane showing men working on tire. 30) MLS from in front of the forward landing gear showing same scene. Other technicians are seen at camera right, working on the forward left gear. 31) MS 3/4 FV rear set of main landing gear on XB-52, hose is visible running from fg up into the fuselage of the aircraft in front of the wheel well. 32) MS EXT FV right wing and tail section of the XB-52. (Scene no good as camera has lost its loop) 33) MLS FV Nos. 3 and 4 engines on the right wing. 34) CU 3/4 FV Nos. l and 2 jet engines on the right wing. 35) MCU 3/4 FV vertical stabilizer, vibration movement is visible. 36) MS low angle EXT FV right wing and horizontal stabilizer, control surface movement is visible. 37) MS EXT FV right wing and fuselage of the XB-52. 38) LS to MS EXT pan to right of the XB-52 taking off past camera. 39) LS to cU XB-52 making fly-by directly over camera, and then away from camera. Chase plane is visible behind and to the right of the XB-52. 40) A/A MS 3/4 RV XB-52. 41) A/A MS SV XB-52. 42) Several A/A SV MCU's XB-52. 3) A/A MS SV XB-52 making a low pass over runway at Edwards AFB, field is visible in bg. Camera plane flies a course parallel to XB-52. 44) Several A/A shots SV of XB-52, bear extended on the aircraft. 45) LS to MS XB-52 making landing directly towards camera, gear and flaps are down. 46) MLS SV pan to left of XB-52 landing. 47) MLS high angle EXT 3/4 FV XB-52 parked on thrust stand. 48) MS SV EXT XB-52 on thrust stand. 49) MS SV pan to left showing the main landing gear of the XB-52. 50) MS 3/4 FV nose section of the XB-52. 51) MS high angle EXT 3/4 FV of the XB-52 on the hardstand. 52) Several A/A MS's high view of the XB-52 in flight. 53) LS high angle pan to left of the XB-52 making approach for landing. SLATE: MOTION PICTURE SECTION, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, PROJCT: XB-52 LANDING. CAMERAMAN: KITLEY. CAMERA: 24 FPS. 24 NOVEMBER 52. 54) LS to MCU XB-52 making aproach and touch down. 55) MS high angle EXT 3/4 FV XB-52 on thrust stand. 56) CU 3/4 RV parachute compartment on tail of XB-52. Camera pans down to show the unopened chute hanging from the rear of the aircraft. Several officers are gathered beneath the fuselage of the aircraft to camera right. 57) MS SV high angle of the XB-52 on thrust stand. 58) MS high angle 3/4 FV the XB-52 on thrust stand. 59) MS 3/4 FV nose-section of the XB-52, left wing is visible. 60) MS SV the forward half of the left side of the XB-52. 61) MS 3/4 FV left side of the XB-52 parked on thrust stand. 62) LS EXT pan to right of XB-52 starting to taxi for take-off. 63) MS FV EXT of the left wing of the XB-52 on thrust stand. 64) LS pan to right of the XB-52 just prior to and landing at Edwards Air Force Base. 65) CU FV one of the dual engine cells on the left wing of the XB-52. 66) MLS high angle dolly of the XB-52 taxiing on runway. 67) LS pan to right of the XB-52 taxiing after landing on runway. 68) MLS pan to left ground to air of the XB-52. 69) MS 3/4 RV EXT two men checking F-94C tail section, second F-94C and a B-47 are visible behind the aircraft. 70) MS EXT 3/4 RV two men installing parachute in tail of F-94C. 71) Change of angle of the above action. 72) MCU one of the men finishing the installation of the parachute and closing the compartment shell on tail of aircraft. 73) MS EXT looking down flight line, F-84E's, F-84F's, F-86D AND F-102 are visible and can be identified. 74) MS pan to right down on flight line. 75) MS to LS looking down flight line. From L to R, aircraft are: F-102, Navy F3-D, D-558-2 (Skyrocket), X-4, Bell X-1 and F-94C. Aircraft in second row: B-45 and C-97. 76) LS to CU low angle of F-86D making high speed run over camera. 77) LS to MCU EXT of the XB-52 making high speed run past camera. 78) LS to CU XB-52 flying over camera. 79) MCU to LS pan to the right of the XB-52 flying at low altitude away from camera. 80) MS pan to the right pilots walking to F-86 and then walking away. 81) MS pan to right three pilots gathered in front of the left wing of the F-86. Repeat of scenes of the three pilots walking from outer wing tip to the fuselage of the F-86, making quick visual inspection and then walking back towards camera left. 82) MS pan to the right of the F-86. 83) MS EXT pan to the right of left side of B-45. 84) MS EXT three pilots in Bendix Race walking past nose of B-45 and standing beside fuselage. SLATE: BENDIX RACE. 17 AUGUST 51. CAMERAMAN: STODDARD. 85) MS EXT pan to left from the left engine cells to nose of B-45. 86) MS EXT the three pilots standing beside the B-45, talking. 87) CU hold arm on landing gear of B-29. 88) MCU hold arm on landing gear of B-29. 89) MS EXT 3/4 RV B-29 on thrust stand, the hold arm is visible. 90) MS EXT 3/4 RV B-29 on thrust stand, No. l engine is started, followed by No. 2 engine. Ground crewmen can be seen removing extinghisher as the engines are started. 91) MS SV of lettering on side of B-29, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE EF-969. 92) MLS 3/4 FV B-29 on thrust stand, all engines are running. 93) MS of above scene. 94) MCU 3/4 FV nose of B-29 on thrust stand. 95) MLS 3/4 FV B-29, with all engines running, on thrust stand. 96) MS SV B-29 on thrust stand with engines running. Engines are then stopped. 97) MS EXT pant to the right 3/4 RV B-29 on thrust stand. 98) LS to MS EXT SV pan to right of the Navy XA-3D landing. 99) MS EXT pan to left Maj. Charles Yeager walking towards camera and then towards camera left to F-89. He signs the form held by gound crewman. 100) MS EXT Maj. Yeager climbing up fuselage of F-89. After entering cockpit, he stands and adjusts his parachute harness. 101) ELS to MS pan to right of F-89 taking off, from runway past camera. 102) MS to LS pan to right of F-89 making fly-by past camera at low altitude. 103) LS to MLS F-89 flying towards camera and then banking to left. 104) LS to MS EXT pan to right of F-89 making landing on runway. 105) MS to LS of F-89 taxiing on runway away from camera. 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