NEAC DIGEST, NORTHEAST AIR COMMAND, FILM REPORT NO. 3 Part 6

Description

Summary: Coverage of activities of the Northeast Air Command in Eastern Canada and Greenland including aerial rocket firing, Armed Forces Day celebration at St. Johns, Newfoundland, DEW Line site resupply, Arctic Survival School training and practice, and antiaircraft practice firing at Thule AB. 1) Scenes of NEAC Rocket Meet shows crewmen loading 2.75 rockets into F-89D wingtip firing pod, F-89D taking off, aerial tow target, and F-89D landing. 2) Scenes of sign on building THULE AIR BASE, BASE OPERATIONS, THE NORTHERNMOST AIR BASE IN THE WORLD, ELEV 251 FEET; C-54 being loaded with gas, blasting powder, and other supplies for NORD Weather Station; C-54 taking off from Thule AB, and landing at NORD; and C-54 being unloaded at NORD and gas being pumped into tanks from C-54. 3) Armed Forces Day at Pepperrell AFB, includes fire-fighting demonstration; equipment demonstration including water-cooled 30 caliber machine gun, radar scanner and weather balloons; parade through St. Johns with U.S and Canadian forces passing reviewing stand; aircraft on exhibit including C-54, B-5O, T-33 and H-34; F-89D's, C-47's and C-54's flying over in formation; and JATO and flight of SA-16A. 4) Resupply of a DEW Line site showing a supply ship being unloaded with cargo nets into DUKW and BARC amphibian vehicles, vehicles driving ashore and being unloaded by cranes. 5) Arctic Survival School training and practice showing an AV of SOS stamped out in snow; survival class instructor pointing out items of cold weather gear including gloves and boots; demonstrating construction of shelters, animal snares and traps; Astral navigation class; snowshoe practice; parachute tent being constructed; troops going into field for survival training; dog teams hitched to sled; students building parachute tent in wooded area; felling trees to be used for firewood; ice fishing with weighted net; building signal fires (day and night scenes); and stamping SOS on snow-covered open field. 6) Scenes of antiaircraft practice at Thule AB, shows sign at base of flagpole which reads: C BATTERY -- 549TH AA BATTAMON; AA crews running from barracks to gun emplacements, stacking 90mm shells, loading gun, firing 90mm AA gun at aerial tow target and gun crew cleaning gun marked THULE TERROR after firing. Good (Basic: Orig Koda)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities