ALASKAN AIR FORTRESS Reel 5 · Part 1

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Summary: Coverage of airmen and infantrymen at Alaskan Air Bases, showing delivery of supllies, maintenance of aircraft and equipment, construction, installation of radar, jet scrambles, ice fog on flight line and scenic views of Alaskan terrain. SA-16, F-94, B-29, B-36, C-47, C-124, F-80, F-94 and civil Liaison type aircraft are shown. Reel 1: 1) AV's of the south central art of Alaska, 25 May, 1952. 2) Series of AV's of rugged snow-covered mountains, flat terrain, frozen rivers and lakes. 3) AV's of landing strip and installation at Iliamna. 4) AV of flat arctic terrain, and frozen lakes--camera ship follows Naknek River. 5) AV of Naknek AFB. 6) MS of a loaded truck leaving an LST, empty truck backing into LST and a loaded semi-truck driving out of an LST. 7) AV of airstrip at the town of Palmer and the Matanuska Valley. 8) AV of the Kink, the Tazlina and the Melchatna glaciers. 9) Scenes as camera ship files down the Matanuska Valley. 10) AV's of rugged, snow-covered oaks. Reel 2: 1) AV's of Elmendorf AFB from 4,000 feet and 2,500 feet. 2) AV of Elmendorf AFB and Anchorage, Alaska territory--mountains in bg. 3) Several views of jagged mountains, glaciers in valley, installations and switch-back road. (Very good) 4) Several views of an installation atop a mountain. 5) Flight strip at the base of mountain. 6) Several clips of Mt. McKinley. Reel 3: 1) ACU radar bubble--camera in helicopter dollies back to show the entire radar installation on island. 2) AV of Lake Spenard. 3) MS group of small private liaison type aircraft along beach. 4) AV's Anchorage, Alaska and Elmendorf AFB. 5) AV of F-94's parked in revetments. 6) AV of supply storage area. 7) Series of MS's, CU's and LS's of an F-94 scramble. (very good) 8) MS Lake Spenard, Alaska. 9) Privately owned liaison type aircraft being refueled and readied for flight. 10) LS trailer, camp on the outskirts of Anchorage. (Quality very poor.) Reel 4: 1) F-80's and F-94's taking off at Eielson AFB. 2) LS new apartment buildings at Fairbanks, Alaska. 3) LS main street in Pairbanks. 4) LS Nenana River at Fairbanks. 5) Sequence of scenes of gold mining dredge in operation at Ester, Alaska. 6) Several views of the refueling of a B-29. 7) Several views of construction at Eielson AFB. 8) LS construction work at Anchorage and Elmendorf AFB--shows forklift moving boxes of supplies, crane loading lumber on a truck, CU's of labels on crates and boxes, and LS of freight train entering Elmendorf. Reel 5: 1) Sequence of scenes of a B-29 being refueled. 2) Several views of a mining camp at Tenderfoot, Alaska, which has been closed since 1912. 3) CU of Billy Melvin, 84 year old Tenderfoot resident. 4) LS trailer camp at outskirts of Anchorage. 5) MS work crew running from shack for jet scramble--planes not visible. 6) LS fly-by of an F-94. 7) MS coal being unloaded from cars at Elmendorf AFB and scenic views of the mountains. (A swish pan.) 8) LS F-94's after takeoff--mountains in bg. 9) B-29 being refueled. 10) LS high angle, SAC storage area for gas trailers, power units, etc.,--this is called the special projects area. 11) Sequence of scenes of troops walking through tundra. Reel 6: 1) AV's of Fairbanks, Alaska, Ladd AFB, a river, Harding Lake, ice breaking, the tundra, lakes, Nenana River, and Eielson AFB. 2) Several views of foot soldiers walking over the tundra. 3) Scenes of Eielson AFB from tower; a view through the hangar under the tower as fire truck pulls out; the flight line from inside the tower, pan shot of the base, a C-47 taxi and takeoff, and a B-29 takeoff. 4) LS line of maintenance docks. 5) MS men working on a B-29 engine--engine dolly in fg. Reel 7: 1) Scenes at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953, show a B-2 maintenance stand being towed by a truck, activities at motor pool and special projects area, and fuel trucks being loaded at the POL platform. 2) High angle view from the flight tower of a convoy of equipment underway. 3) MS tug towing a C-47 into hangar. 4) LS high angle, B-29 being serviced on ramp. 5) LS FV from the tower of a B-29 taxiing. 6) MS flight line activities. 7) LS pan with C-124 taxiing--line of C-47's in fg. 8) MS C-124 taxiing on ramp--aircraft stops and cuts engines. Reel 8: 1) LS general activity on flight line at Eielson AFB January 1953. 2) Scenes of a C-124 being refueled and unloaded--power units, dirty aircraft, fire fighting trucks in area. 3) Sequence of scenes of SAC men working in a storage building--fly-away kits, handling tires in scene. 4) CUB filing cabinet as hand selects card. Reel 9: Sequence of scenes of flight line activity at Eielson AFB, January 1953, taken during extremely cold weather, of B-36's being serviced, landing and parking on flight line. Reel 10: 1) Scenes at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953, from the flight tower, show ramp with B-29 being serviced. 2) Another view of the flight line shows stationary B-29's and B-36's--B-36 taxis on ramp. 3) LS B-36 taxis and takes off to the right. (Dusk scene) 4) INT of flight tower. 5) LS high angle, C-124 taking off--B-29's parked in fg. 6) Several views of conference room, showing Maj. Paine, Col. Beam, Maj. Church, Lt. Hardin, and Maj. Huggs. Reel 11: Sequence of scenes at Norton AFB, California, May 1953, of C-124 on ramp--showing one of the engines starting, aircraft warming up, taxiing on ramp, taxiing for takeoff, and several map inserts for project 40-23. Reel 12: 1) Series of shots of the gold mining dredge at Ester, Alaska. 2) Shots taken from a moving automobile of the scenic view along highway to Tenderfoot, Alaska. 3) Several clips of an abandoned gold mine at Tenderfoot. 4) Several CU's of natives at Carlson, Alaska. 5) Scenic views taken from a train going from Anchorage to Fairbanks. 6) Several views of bush pilots at Lake Spenard--shows planes taxiing on water and pulling up to dock, May 1952. 7) Several views of the main street in Anchorage. 8)Several angles of the Headquarters Alaskan Command Building--car pulls up to entrance and driver opens door for passenger. 9) Several angles of the radar towers in operation at Elmendorf AFB. 10) Several angles of an LST being unloaded at Naknek. 11) MS an SA-l6 at Iliamna--crew walks into Operations Building. 12) CU Iliamna Department of Commerce sign. 13) LS LST at Naknek being unloaded. Reel 13: 1) MS of an old abandoned gold mine and scenes of gold mining cabins, lake scenes and scenic views of the terrain at Tenderfoot, Alaska, June 1952. 2) Shows a C-47 taxiing on ramp and the construction of new hangars at Eielson AFB, Alaska, June 1952. 3) Scenes of men lowering weather balloons, the traffic on the post, and four firls walking on the street at Eielson AFB, January 1952. 4) Scenes at the special projects area of a portable heater warming up, a crane, fuel trucks and a C-47. 5) Base Operations sign at Eielson AFB. 6) Control vehicle leading a column of vehicles through ice fog on flight line. Reel 14: 1) Winter scenes at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953. 2) Scenes of vehicles being serviced and heated, moved about on the flight line and in operation. All scenes contain ice fog. 3) Late afternoon scenes of deserted flight line. Reel 15: 1) Shows a quad 50 half track departing for primary defense area, Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953. 2) Troops entering personnel carrier which is pulled by the half-track to the bunker, and troops warming themselves at the heater ducts. 3) The arrival of C-l24's at Eielson AFB, showing the aircraft taxiing on ramp--immediately after landing, pulling into parking areas and personnel alighting from aircraft and entering busses. Reel 16: 1) Infantry personnel guarding the area, patrolling road and entering bunker at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953. 2) B-36 in flight overhead. 3) B-36 taxiing, stopping and a generator being pushed into position. 4) C-124 taxiing on ramp, being unloaded and refue1ed. Reel 17: 1) B-36 on flight line at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953--shows refueling, parking, engine starting and maintenance. 2) MS Base Operations sign on hangar. 3) Low angle of the flight tower. 4) Shows a quad 50 gun emplacement near ramp--B-36 in bg. 5) Heater ducts warming B-36 enginee, B-36 landing and a fire truck standing by--b-36 in bg. Reel 18: 1) Shows B-36 takeoff, engines starting and taxiing at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953. Dusk scenes of B-36 takeoff. 3) Loading of C-124. 4) Views of storage bunker and construction. 5) C-124 engine starting and aircraft taxiing for takeoff at Norton AFB, California, May 1953. 6) CU C-124 taxiing past camera. 7) Map inserts. Reel 19: 1) Scenes of B-36 taxiing, refueling and preparing for the takeoff at Eielson AFB, Alaska, January 1953. 2) Scenes of maintenance work, standby fire alert, and B-36 engines being warmed with air ducts. Excellent

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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