F-104A STARFIGHTER Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Film coverage of towing, takeoff, and in-flight of the F-104A Starfighter. (Photo'd by 1352nd Photo Squadron). Reel 1: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: NORWOOD: 26 MARCH 1956. 3') MS EXT pan to left, a tug towing an F-104A out of hangar onto ramp. 64') MCU EXT SV F-104A on ramp in front of hangar. 76') MCU 3/4 FV F-104A in front of hangar -- tow bar is attached to the aircraft. 103') MS to CU pan to left, F-104A being towed out of hangar by tug which makes a left turn and tows the F-104A past camera and out from right. 199') Same scene description. 289') LS to CU EXT FV V-104A being towed by a tug toward and past camera. In the beginning of the scene two camera trucks are moving along with the F-104A. 344') MCU 3/4 RV F-104A parked on edge of ramp at Palmdale, California. 370') CU EXT FV F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 406') MCU EXT 3/4 FV right side of the F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 445') CU EXT 3/4 left side of the F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 485') CU EXT 3/4 left wing, landing gear, and tail section of the F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 511') MCU EXT FV left side of the F-104A showing the air intake cover, left landing gear wing, part of the vertical stabilizer, and the elevators. 535') CU EXT 3/4 FV nose and cockpit of the F-104A, on the side of the nose is: F-104A STARFIGHTER LOCKHEED. 565') CU EXT 3/4 FV left side of the F-104A showing the left wing and fuselage of the F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 596') CU EXT SV tail section of the F-104A. 616') MCU EXT 3/4 RV F-104A parked on edge of ramp. 650') MS EXT 3/4 FV two Lockheed crewmen and a Lockheed pilot standing next to the cockpit of the F-104A parked on edge of ramp. One of the men helps the pilot place the face piece into position on his helmet; then he turns and walks out camera left. Pilot climbs up ladder into the cockpit and the second man, wearing blue coveralls, pulls ladder away from side of aircraft and out camera left. 697') MS EXT FV F-104A with the two Lockheed crewmen and the pilot standing next to the fuselage of the aircraft. Same action as in the above scene -- pilot closes the canopy of the F-104A. 774') MCU EXT FV F-104A parked on edge of ramp -- pilot is seated in cockpit with canopy closed. Crewman enters camera left and places ladder up against side of aircraft. 794') MCU 3/4 FV pilot seated in cockpit of F-104A -- canopy is open and ladder is placed against side of aircraft. Crewman climbs ladder, helps the pilot with his shoulder straps, and climbs down ladder and leaves scene. The ladder is pulled back and the pilot closes the canopy of the F-104A. 843') CU EXT 3/4 FV pilot seated in cockpit of F-104A, canopy is opened slightly. 860') MS EXT FV pilot opening canopy of F-104A -- crewman pushes ladder in from camera right, places it up against fuselage of aircraft, and pilot climbs down from cockpit. A second man enters camera left and shakes hands with the pilot, who removes the face piece from his helmet and walks out camera left. Camera pans with pilot as he starts to unbuckle his chute straps and walks out of scene left. 932') CU EXT FV F-104A parked on ramp, plug has been removed from the pilot tube and the canopy is open -- aircraft rocks slightly in the wind. 962') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: NORWOOD. 2') ALS SV of F-104A flying toward camera right, descending slowly down past a cloud layer -- ground is visible below. 29') AMS SV of F-104A flying toward camera right -- camera ship is slightly ahead of aircraft. Terrain is visible below, with fiat stratus clouds in bg. 50') AMS SV F-104A flying toward camera right -- camera ship is slightly in front of and above the F-104A. The left frame is partly blocked by the canopy of the camera plane. 89') AMS SV of the F-104A. Camera ship is slightly in front of and below the aircraft. 89') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: YOSHITAKE 29 MARCH 1956. 103') MS EXT 3/4 SV F-104A parked on ramp -- ground crewmen are working on the aircraft. The nose and the fuselave covers in front of and below the air intakes are open -- fuselage shell of the tail section has been removed from the engine. 114') MS 3/4 RV crewmen working on the exposed engine of the F-104A. 119') MS EXT RV crewmen working on the exposed engine of the F-104A -- camera is situated in the fuselage shell of the tail section which has been removed. 125') CU EXT Lockheed emblem on fuselage which reads: LOCKHEED STARFIGHTER XF-104. 130') LS EXT SV crewmen working on the F-104A -- tail section of an F-89 is in fg, upper frame. 139') MLS 3/4 view high angle, F-104A parked on ramp -- crewmen are working on the aircraft. The tail section of the fuselage has been placed back on the aircraft. 153') LS to CU EXT F-104A as it takes off into the bg. A motion picture cameraman in right fg is also photographing the takeoff. The F-104A, leaves a long cloud of dust on the runway after takeoff and disappears into the bg. 185') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig color neg)

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities