FLIGHT TESTS OF X-1A, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 1953 Part 7

Description

Summary: CU of Bell insignia on nose of aircraft. 3' Sequence of scenes of men positioning X-1A under B-50. 30' CU RV of the X-1A. 31' ECU of the rocket tubes in the tall section. 36' MS men manually pushing X-1A on ramp to fueling area. 45' MS of B-50 -- camera pans left to X-1A on ramp -- man climbs ladder and checks cockpit. 57' Sequence of scenes showing the elevation of the B-50, the X-1A under aircraft and the loading. 90' Sequence of scenes FV of B-50 engines starting. 113' MS of B-50 with X-1A taxiing on ramp -- hangar in bg. 118' LS of B-50 with X-1A taking off to right. 134' CU of personnel around the aircraft after flight -- shows man assisting pilot to alight and pilot being interviewed. 199' MS alert vehicles on ramp. 224' Scenes of Maj. Yeager being congratulated by a Bell aircraft official. 301' MS of B-50/X-1A. 306' CU RV of X-1A engine checkout in bomb bay of B-50. 315' CU of B-50 crewmen picking up gear and walking toward aircraft. 326' LS of B-50/X-1A taking off to the right. 367' MS to ELS of B-50/X-1A taking off to left and lift-off in far bg. (Dark scene) 387' MS camera pans right with B-50/X-1A takeoff. 413' LS of B-50/X-1A in flight to left -- F-86 in bg -- camera plane approaching. 435' LS of X-1A landing to the right -- F-86 flying through upper frame. 473' CU of Maj. Yeager and a civilian. 476' CU of the X-1A in B-50 bay during X-1A engine test. 484' MS of B-50/X-1A being towed on ramp. 504' MS of B-50/X-1A on ramp with engines running. 511' LS of B-50/X-1A taxiing to the left and out of frame. 522' ACU low angle of B-50 carrying X-1A and leaving vapor trails. (Dark bg) 527' ELS of vapor trail. 541' LS of F-86 and X-1A approaching landing strip -- X-1A lands. 578' RV of the X-1A in flight and landing. (Canopy reflection over frame) 593' ECU of the canopy being removed. 610' CU FV of X-1A personnel around aircraft. 615' CU of Maj. Yeager in the X-1A. 619' MS of B-50/X-1A on ramp -- crew members walking away from aircraft. 624' CU of the X-1A in the bay of the B-50. 631' MS of crew members picking up gear from ramp and walking toward B-50. 644' CU of Maj. Yeager picking up gear and a RV of him walking toward the X-1A and ducking under missile bay door. 661' LS of B-50/X-1A taxiing to right. 669' MS of B-50/X-1A immediately after takeoff. 679' LS of B-50/X-1A takeoff to right. 695' ACU low angle, B-50/X-1A in flight to the right -- X-1A leaving vapor trails. 708' AMS of X-1A and F-86 in flight to right. 711' ELS of vapor trails. 715' MS of the X-1A flying pattern for landing. (Canopy reflection over frame). 729' ELS of X-1A landing to the right. 734' MS of X-1A in low flyby. 752' Personnel around X-1A. 762' Maj. Yeager alighting from X-1A. 783' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: MS of X-1A in flight -- mountains in bg. (Reflection of canopy over frame). 21' LS vapor trails. (Dark bg). 27' MS's left and right SV of X-1A and F-86 in flight. 37' CU right SV of X-1A in flight. 54' MS of the X-1A coming in for landing. (scene cuts immediately before touchdown) 69' LS of X-1A landing to the right -- F-86 flies through upper frame. 103' CU FV of the B-50/X-1A being towed out for takeoff -- aircraft passes over camera. 134' CU of the insignia on the B-50 nose. 141' LS of B-50/X-1A taking off to the right. 161' AMS low angle of the B-50/X-1A in flight to the right. 172' ACU of X-1A in bay of the B-50. 201' MS left SV of B-50/X-1A in flight -- X-1A engine test. 244' Identification scenes of the X-1A. 277' CU of B-50/X-1A being towed out for takeoff -- aircraft passes over camera. 320' CU pan right to show X-1A in the bay of the B-50. 330' CU of the B-50 wing root. 333' CU of the X-1A in the bay of the B-50 -- camera pans to left. 340' ACU of B-50/X-1A in flight to right and left. 398' CU of modification on the exhaust of the X-1A during captive flight test. 408' MS left SV of B-50/X-1A in flight. 415' CU low angle of B-50/X-1A in flight to the left. 422' LS of B-50/X-1A landing to the right. 456' LS of B-50/X-1A taxiing to the left. 463' MS right FV of B-50/X-1A on ramp -- camera pans left to fuel truck and fire truck. 496' CU of the exhaust modification on the X-1A -- camp being hosed down in bg. 503' FV of B-50 -- tug in fg. 530' MS wing in center of the X-1A fuselage. 546' CU of the exhaust during ground firing test of the X-1A. 618' Sequence of scenes left front section of B-50 with X-1A being positioned under bay and the exhaust adapter being attached. 662' AMS left RV of B-50/X-1A in flight. 683' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: CU of nose of B-50/X-1A -- camera pans with aircraft as it is towed to the left. 22' High angle of a group of men talking on ramp. 44' LS camera pans right with the X-1A landing -- alert vehicles follow aircraft. 96' CU of X-1A coming in for landing to right. 107' MS of alert vehicles on ramp -- red smoke in area. 109' LS immediately after X-1A lands -- camera pans with the X-1A on landing roll. 167' CU of personnel and pilot. 177' MS & CU of X-1A -- man standing on ladder leaning over cockpit. 193' MS's of the X-1A on ramp, engine test and men hosing down ramp. 228' FV of X-1A during engine test. 234' Two LS's of X-1A after landing -- F-86 flies through frame. 297' CU of X-1A on ramp -- camera pans up and left to show F-86 flying by. 303' CU of Bell technicians removing canopy from the X-1A -- shows pilot alighting from aircraft and being interviewed by civilians -- "Ace of Spades" on the pilot's helmet. 338' LS of red signal flare burning. 347' LS of X-1A coming in for landing -- T-33 chase plane flies through frame. 379' ELS of alert crew waiting. 383' LS of X-1A landing. 440' CU pilot, wearing knit cap, seated in the X-1A cockpit -- civilians standing in fg. 451' CU's FV and RV of the X-1A -- civilian looking into cockpit and F-86 flying by in bg. Sequence of scenes of civilians viewing the X-1A. 472' CU right FV of X-1A on ramp -- group of Bell technicians run to aircraft and removed canopy, pilot alights and is congratulated and interviewed. 510' CU of pilot standing near the nose section of the X-1A. 520' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig Koda)

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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