XF-104 AERIALS Part 4

Description

Summary: (Photo'd by Lockheed Aircraft Corp). Reel 1: 1) MCU 3/4 right FV of the Lockheed XF-l04. Pilot walks to aircraft, climbs into it, is handed a helmet which he puts on, and then closes canopy. 2) MS 3/4 left RV of the XF-l04 taxiing to the left out of parking ramp -- aircraft taxis past hangar. 3) ASV XF-l04 in flight to the right. 4) ASV two XF-l04's in flight to the right -- one has wing tanks. 5) Several angles, same scene description. One scene has a T-33 in bg. 6) ASV two XF-l04's and a B-45 in flight to the left. 7) MS SV two XF-l04's in flight to the left. 8) CU two XF-l04's in flight to the right. 9) MS high angle, same scene description. 10) LS same scene description -- aircraft in bg wings over and goes into dive. 11) CU same scene description with mountainous bg -- aircraft wings over and flies away from camera ship. 12) CU high angle of XF-104 in flight to the right -- mountains in bg. Aircraft wings over, goes into dive, then levels off. 13) MS XF-104 taxis on ramp, turns to its right, and taxis toward and past camera -- then parks. 14) MS low angle of pilot alighting from aircraft and walking out of scene right. 15) CU pilot -- he takes off his parachute. 1) CU as pilot walks over to the nose section of an XF-l04, aircraft No. FG 786, climbs into the cockpit and is handed a helmet by a civilian. 2) CU as pilot closes the canopy. 3) MS camera pans left with XF-l04 taxiing in front or hangar out on ramp -- aircraft is equipped with tip tanks. Scenes were taken at Palmdale, California, 7 April 1955. 4) ASV of two XF-l04's, one with tiptanks, the other without, in flight to the right. 5) CU the two XF-l04's in formation flight. 6) CU the two XF-l04's in formation flight -- T-33 camera plane in bg. 7) ASV of the two XF-l04's in formation flight to the 1eft -- B-45 camera ship in bg. 8) MS low angle of the two XF-l04's in flight to the left (scene very dark). 9) ASV XF-l04's in flight to the right -- camera ship maneuvers to a high angle shot. 10) CU SV of an XF-l04, with tiptanks, in flight to the right -- aircraft wings over on its left wing and flies away from camera. 11) CU high angle of the XF-l04, without tiptanks, in flight to the right -- aircraft wings over on left wing, flies a short distance away from camera and levels out. l2) MLS high angle of the XF-l04, without tiptanks, taxiing on ramp to the right -- aircraft makes a "U" turn and taxis to the left in front or camera, which pans with the aircraft as it circles and pulls into parking area. 13) MS of pilot, A. W. (Tony) LeVier, as he a1ights from the aircraft, walks over to two civilians who take his helmet, then he removes parachute harness. LOCKHEED ARICRAFT CORP., CALIFORNIA DIVISION, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. Good (Basic: Orig Koda)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities