OPERATION "BIG STICK" Reel 2 · Part 2

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Summary: Pre-strike operations on B-36 aircraft of the 92nd Bomber Wing at Fairchild AFB, 22 August, 1953, in FEAF assault activity. Scenes show maintenance, refueling, inspections, take-offs and landings. Briefings of crews are also shown. Departure for Eielson AFB. SLATE: FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE. A/1C WOLF. 1) LS FV military peronnel coming out of doorway of building on which sign reads, 92ND BOMB WING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS ANNEX. Several motor scooters can be seen parked on the right, outside of door. Camera then tilts down to crew members leaving through door. 2) CU sign, 92ND BOMBARDMENT WING BRIEFING ROOM. 3) CU inscription on plane, HIGHER, STRONGER, FASTER. 4) CU low angle of crewman atop plexiglas on nose of B-36. 5) MS RV low angle of B-36--another B-36 can be seen in camera bg. 6) MLS crew members on stand working on inboard right engine of B-36. 7) CU crew member fastening cover on engine of B-36. 8) LS pan bus driving up in front of B-36. 9) LS engine of B-36 frames top of camera. 10) Series of shots crew members preparing for take-off. SLATE: 22 AUG. 11) Series of shots showing crew members boarding plane via the various entrances 12) LS high angle crew about to stand take-off inspection with their gear. 13) Series of MS & CU's of crew members. 14) MS crew members inspecting the man's parachute ahead of him. SLATE: AUGUST. 15) MS SV Capt. Haiatt conducting personal inspection of crew at pre-f1ight. 16) Series of shots of captain and crew. 17) Series of AS's with left wing of B-36 protecting into camera frame. 18) Series of shots crew members at their stations during flight. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 22 AUGUST. 19) Series of shots of B-36 taxiing down runway, turning towards camera, then moving off toward camera left, camera pans with action. The runway appears to be wet. SLATE: CAMERAMAN LINGDEN. 22 AUGUST. 20) LS gas trucks refueling B-36, crew members can be seen working atop B-36. 21) Same shot as above, change of angle--looking down parking ramp at row of B-36's 22) Scene slightly out of focus. Gas truck coming from camera bg down row of B-36's. It appears to be raining. Gas trucks move back and forth in front of camera. 23) LS B-36 parked. SLATE: 22 AUGUST. CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 24) MS crew member emerging from forward hatch and descending from stand. He is carrying small haversack and brief case. He is followed by other crew members. 25) KS crew members gathered beside aircraft talking. 26) LS B-36 pulling into parking ramp. Crew chief can be seen maneuvering plane into position. 27) LS B-36's parked in a row. 28) MS SV B-36, truck passes in bg. 29) MLS pan crew members carrying cargo hoist up aerostand. 30) MLS pan with crew members walking along wing with cargo hoist. 31) MLS men working atop aircraft with cargo hoist. SLATE: CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SECRET. Reel 2: SLATE: DIRECTOR: SEARS, CAMERAMAN: ENNIS, 22 AUG 53. 1) Series of LS's pan of B-36's landing from camera R to L. SLATE: DIRECTOR: SEARS, CAMERAMAN: ENNIS, 22 AUG 53. 2) LS pan B-36 landing from camera R to L. 3) LS pan B-36 taxiing after "Follow Me" jeep. Operations hangar can be seen in bg. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS, 22 AUG 53. 4) MS B-36 taxiing into position directed by crew chief. Jet wing tip of another B-36 enters frame at camera right. 5) MS FV engines on right wing of B-36 running. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN, DATE: 23 AUGUST 53 6) MLS carryall passing in front of camera, pulling over towards camera frame right. Captain and airman get out, are challenged by AP's who check ID cards. Captain and airman then climb back into vehicle. 7) MS SV of above action. Weather conditions: raining. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. DATE: 23 AUGUST 53. 8) MS SV belly guns coming out of fuselage of parked B-36. 9) MS crew members working on belly guns. (Scenes are out of focus). SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. DATE: 23 AUGUST 53. 10) LS B-36 on parking ramp, running up engines. 11) LS row of B-36's parked on ramp. Operations hangar can be seen at far end of ramp. 12) MLS FV B-36 running up engines as fire truck stands by in fg. CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 23 AUGUST 53. 13) MS pan INT officer walking down briefing room aisle, camera stops on large briefing map. Crew members can be seen moving about in fg. Sign on map, OPERATION "BIG STICK". 14) MS Col. Donald Bailey, Director of Operations, 92nd Bomb Wing, briefs crews with map to his right. 15) LS Brig. Gen. David Wade, SAC Victor Commander, leaving briefing building and entering staff car. Crew members can be seen standing beside the building at camera left, a GI, can full of trash, also a large puddle of water in the fg. 16) MS pan pilots leaving briefing building and entering bus at camera frame right--Quonset buildings can be seen in bg. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 23 AUGUST 53. 17) LS propeller being moved by trailer into position for installation on B-36--the right wing of plane juts into camera frame. 18) SV series of shots bolts being tightened onto the prop by crew members. 19) MS trailer being hauled away with one propeller still attached on the opposite side. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 23 AUGUST 53. 20) MLS SV forward guns of B-36 emerging from atop fuselage. 21) MS crew members working on guns on top of the plane. Other crew members can be seen working on guns further aft of fuselage. 22) MS men placing ammunition in guns. 23) CU ammo in position in gun. 24) CU crew member closing hatch on the side of gun. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 23 AUGUST 53. 25) LS RV two men walking on top of B-36 fuselage. 26) LS B-36 running up engines, fire trucks can be seen standing by. 27) MS men working on lower guns of B-36, fuselage of another B-36 can be seen in bg. 28) LS B-36 running up engines with fire trucks standing by. A wheel protrudes from camera right. Reel 3: 1) MS INT crew members entering briefing area and seating themselves. 2) CU INT two crew members. 3) Series of RV shots briefing officers addressing the crews. 4) MS SV men leaving the building. 5) MLS B-36 parked. On camera right is two story building, on the left a grader and truck are parked by a low one story shelter. There are several large puddles of water in fg. 6) LS aircraft commander inspecting crew on pre-flight inspection. 7) MS SV men checking chutes of men in front of them. MLS crewmen boarding the aircraft via-forward hatch. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 23 AUGUST 53. 9) LS pan B-36 taking off towards camera right. 10) Series of LS's of above scene, dark smoke from jet engines on the B-36 is trailing profusely. 11) Series of shots of the above action. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 12) Repeat of above action. 13) LS tilt of B-36 passing directly over the camera--camera then pans with plane as it passes off in the bg, landing gear of B-36 being retracted. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: LINGDEN. 23 AUGUST 53. 14) LS pan b-36 taking off, camera R to L. 15) Repeat of the above action, runway lights lit due to the darkness. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 23 AUGUST 53. 16) Series of shots crew members preparing for pre-flight inspection. 17) LS high angle of two rows of B-36's. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 18) LS high angle B-36's moving into taxi area and taking off--camera pans with the action. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 19) Series of LS pans of B-36 taking off--other B-36's can be seen in the fg, preparing to taxi. B-29's and B-47's can also be seen throughout the area. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: ENNIS. 23 AUGUST 53. 20) Series of repeats of the above action. Reel 4: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: T/SGT. AKERS. 24 & 25 AUGUST 1953. MS pan officers and OD standing talking beside aircraft. MS SV crew member disembarking from the C-97, via forward hatch. 3) MLS low angle of Brig Gen. Fay R. Upthegrove, Commanding General 20th Air Force, greeting Maj. Gen. Sweeney, Commanding General of 15th Air Force. 4) MS same action, motors of C-97 can be seen in bg as well as military photographers. 5) MCU Gen. Sweeney--the backs of two officers are in fg, C-97 in bg. 6) MS Gen. Sweeney and Gen. Upthegrove and several other officers talking. 7) MLS Gen. Sweeney and Gen. Upthegrove and group walking from C-97 past camera. SLATE: 25 AUGUST 53. SLATE: SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET. AUTHORITY: LT. COL. H. DAY. NAME: LT. COL. D. FOSTER, RANK: SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMMANDER, ORGANIZATION: 15TH AIR FORCE. SLATE: DATE: AUGUST. CAMERAMAN: AKERS. 8) LS pan of B-36 landing at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa. Plane lands from R to L--F-94's can be seen in fg. 9) MLS low angle of B-36 taxiing. 10) Series of shots crew members disembarking from B-36. 11) Series of shots Gen. Upthegrove greeting Col. James V. Edmondson, Commander of 95th Bomb Wing. The colonel is wearing a blue flight suit. Still photographers can be seen snapping shots of the greeting. 12) Several shots of crew members disembarking from B-36. 13) MS crew members walking past AP's down boardwalk area and entering building. 14) Several CU's of crew members receiving refreshments at base operations. (The lighting is rather poor). Reel 5: SLATE: 22 AUGUST 53. CAMERAMAN: WOLF. 1) MCU crew members pouring coffee from large jug mounted on back of pick-up truck. 2) MS crew members drinking coffee from paper cups. 3) MLS crew member with mike and head phones standing at rear of plane as the motors are started. Propellers can be seen cutting in from top of camera frame. 4) CU crew member talking into mike. 5) CU crew member inspecting tires on aircraft landing gear. 6) MS same action. 7) MS officer checking with another officer who holds clip boards. There is a sedan type vehicle in the bg. 8) MS RV high angle crew member pumping hoist on stand. 9) MCU captain signing papers on clip board, crews shooting at camera frame left. Operations and hangar buildings in bg, also B-36's. 10) MCU high angle captain signing the papers surrounded by gear. 11) Ground to air B-36 passing overhead--as the plane progresses it loses itself in low cloud formation. 12) MLS crew gathered in a group in front of nose of a B-36. 13) MS same action. 14) MS captain in flight fatigues, shaking hands with three officers and introducing them to the men. Reel 6: 1) Air to air high angle of two B-36's flying over dense cloud formation. The left wing engines can be seen at top of camera frame. 2) Several air to air shots of B-36's flying over dense and scattered cloud formations. Good

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