B-25 CLOSEOUT, REESE AFB, TEXAS, 23 - 26 JANUARY 1959 Reel 1 · Part 1

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Summary: Coverage of the closeout ceremony for the B-25 as an operational aircraft, showing the Minute Men (F-86H's) performing, and unveiling of plaque at the TB-25 monument. VIP's shown are Chief of Staff Gen. Thomas D. White; Commander of ATC Lt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.; Col. D. Ross Ellis Commander of Reese AFB; and Mr. J.L. Atwood, President of NAA. Series of AMS's and ALS's of three B-25J's in V-formation. 36' AMCU of two B-25J's in flight. 75' AMS low angle, three B-25J's in V-formation. 81' AMS SV formation of five B-25J's. 90' AMLS to AMS SV three B-25J's in V-formation. 102' MCU of U.S. flag being lowered during retreat ceremonies at Reese AFB, Texas. 121' MS's SV of Negro air policeman lowering and folding the flag -- a second airman is helping him. 177' MS RV three airmen, led by noncommissioned officer who is carrying the folded flag. 191' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOZENBACH. 193' MS SV of officers standing at attention during retreat ceremonies on field at Reese AFB, Texas. 198' MS SV of Randolph AFB band marching to the right during review. 216' MLS of AF student officers, eyes right, passing in review to right before Lt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr., Commander of ATC -- camera pans up to formation of six, two sets of three, B-25J's in V-formations. (Last B-25 formation) 242' MLS of color guard passing in review to right as Lt. Gen. Smith and officer present arms. 256' MS of student officers with eyes right, passing in review. 278' LS SV of crowd in stands during review. 287' SLATE: 24 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. B-25 CLOSEOUT. UNVEILING. 289' LS of F-100D fly-by to right -- T-33A parked on flight line. 300' CU of Minute Men, a precision flying team of the Colorado Air National Guard, taxiing to right in five F-86H's, one at a time in line-a-step. 314' MS RV of five Minute Men F-86H's taxiing on taxi strip, line-a-step. 320' LS to MS fly-by to left of F-100D's -- T-29C parked on field in lower frame. 346' MS to LS pan left with four Minute Men taking off to right in F-86H's. 373' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. UNVEILILG. 377' MS of 1st Lt. Harry G. Thomas and Cadet Edward F. Sullivan with honor graduates of the Class of '59 unveiling plaque at base of TB-25 monument. 415' MCU & ECU of 1st Lt. Thomas and Cadet Sullivan unveiling plaque marked: "30,000 PILOTS WON WINGS IN HER COCKPIT: FLOWN OVER 2.6 MILLION HOURS. TB-25, THE "BILLY MITCHELL", FIRST MEDIUM BOMBER TO REACH COMBAT IN QUANTITY, FAMOUS FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, 9,816 ACCEPTED, THE LAST CONVENTIONAL BASIC TRAINER." This plaque was presented by Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development at Lubbock, Texas, 23 January 1959. 462' AMCU low angle of B-25J in flight. 468' Several AV's of B-25J's in formation flight. 525' AECU SV B-25J in flight. 540' AMS high angle of three B-25J's in V-formation. 546' EMS high angle of five B-25J's flying in formation. 552' AMS RV of six B-25J's flying in V-formation. 564' MLS high angle of crowd leaving bleachers. 570' MLS to MS high angle of crowd gathered around plaque at base of TB-25 monument. 590' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 595' MLS high angle of crowd gathered around plaque at base of TB-25 monument. 606' Several MS's high angle of children around plaque. 623' LS high angle of children around plaque and at base of TB-25 monument -- camera pans left to TB-25 monument. 666' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 669' LS of four Minute Men F-86H's taking off to left -- T-37A parked in fg. 684' MS of Mr. Robert Hoover, North American test pilot, alighting from an F-100D. 698' LS to MS to LS fly-by to right and climb of four Minute Men F-86H's in diamond formation. 735' Several views of crowd watching demonstration. 764' MS of Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan unveiling plaque at base of TB-25 monument. 794' SLATE: 26 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 800' MCU sign: REESE AIR FORCE BASE -- TB-25 monument in bg behind wire fence. 844' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 4' MCU & MS of crowd watching air show. 29' LS T-37A fly-by to left. 43' LS RV of crowd watching air show. 59' LS to MS to LS F-100D fly-by to the right. 67' T-37A parked on ramp with crowd around it. 76' MS RV of crowd watching air show. 86' SLATE: DATE: 26 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 93' CU FV of Col. Travis Hoover, a Tokyo Raider, speaking into microphone. 176' SLATE: 26 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 179' Several MCU's FV of Randolph AFB band playing -- bandmaster Major Kurtz directing in fg. 188' ECU pan right to Randolph AFB band playing. 200' ECU FV of bandmaster Maj. Kurtz directing band. 206' CU SV of bandmaster Maj. Kurtz directing band -- TB-25 monument in bg. 221' ECU SV of band members playing. 226' CU SV of drummer. 234' Several CU's of individual band members playing -- TB-25 monument in bg. 274' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 278' Several MS's FV of USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Thomas D. White; Commander of ATC Lt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.; Commander of Reese AFB Col. DRoss Ellis; Commander 3500th Pilot Training Group, Col. Travis Hoover; President of Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W.D. Rogers; President of North American Aviation Corp. Mr. J. L. Atwood; and other VIP's. 313' MS RV of cameraman taking pictures of VIP's. 318' MCU SV of TB-25 monument -- band and student officers at attention in bg. 323' LS SV of Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan unveiling plaque at base of TB-25 monument. 343' MS of Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan at attention on both sides of the plaque. 352' MLS FV of student officers presenting arms -- TB-25 monument in fg. 365' MS SV of Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan presenting arms -- Randolph AFB band in bg. 370' MCU SV of a cameraman taking pictures. 375' Several AMLS's high angle of a formation of six B-25J's. 385' ALS low angle of a formation of seven B-25J's. 390' ALS to AMS of eight T-33A's flying in diamond formations, two sets of four. 426' AMCU SV of three T-33A's flying in V-formation. 436' AMS SV and AMCU low angle of four T-33A's flying in diamond formation. 445' ALS SV formation of eight, two sets of four, T-33A's in diamond formation. 454' AMS's of four T33A's flying in diamond formation. 465' ACU SV of two T-33A's in flight. 475' AECU low angle of T-33A's in flight. 477' SLATE: 24 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 480' LS fly-by to right and left of T-37A doing rolls. 495' LS fly-by to right, T-37A doing rolls -- H-21D and F-100D parked on ramp in lower frame. 510' MS to CU F-100D taxiing right -- crowd in fg. 526' MS F-89D in fly-by to left -- crowd in fg. 529' MS's T-29C, T-33A and B-25J parked on ramp with crowds around them. 546' CU RV of crew chief waving in a T-37A. 556' Several CU's of Capt. Robert Fogg alighting from T-37A. 566' LS fly-by to right of F-100D doing roll. 572' MS's SV of T-33A and T-29C parked on ramp -- shows fly-by to left of F-100D doing roll. 581' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 585' ECU of wheel of B-25J as it slowly rolls to a stop for the last time. 607' ECU & MCU of propeller of B-25J turning over and slowly coming to a stop. 659' MLS of B-25J's barked on ramp. 679' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 683' LS of Minute Men F-86H's in fly-by to the left. 696' LS of Minute Men in bomb-burst maneuver. 703' LS fly-by to intercept by two Minute Men F-86H's. 722' ELS change over loop and corkscrew roll by four Minute Men F-86H's. 742' MS of five Minute Men F-86H's taxiing on ramp to right, line-a-step. 763' MLS RV crew chief waving two Minute Men in on ramp. 770' MS of Crowd -- F-100D and B-25J parked in bg. 778' LS of four Minute Men F-86H's peforming in a corkscrew roll to the left. 789' SLATE: 24 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 794' LS of four Minute Men in bomb-burst maneuver. 805' MS B-25J parked on ramp -- two LS's of fly-by to right of an F-86H. 822' MCU of the crowd reaction. 829' LS Minute Men F-86H's in diamond formation. 836' MS to CU of five Minute Men taxiing right on ramp. 849' MCU FV of crowd applauding performance of Minute Men. 855' CU SV of two colonels shaking hands. 858' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 860' Sequence of shots of crowd in stands. 877' ECU SV TB-25 monument -- student officers at attention in bg. 889' MCU TB-25 monument -- Randolph AFB band and student officers in bg. 904' MLS high angle of crowd in stand. 912' Several MLS's of Randolph AF band under nose of TB-25 monument. 943' MS of crowd. 954' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: AMCU low angle of two B-25J's in flight.. 11' Several AV's and angles of B-25J's in formations of five, six and seven, flying to the right and to the left. 73' AMS SV of four B-25J's in formation to the left. 89' AMS of three B-25J's flying in V-formation to the left. 103' SLATE: 24 JANUARY 1959. CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 104' Several CU's of North American test pilot, Bob Hoover, standing by F-100D talking with USAF officers. 127' LS to MS to LS fly-by to right, four Minute Men F-86H's in diamond formation. 150' EL5 of Minute Men F-86H's in loop. 155' LS group maneuver -- in diamond formation in fly-by to the left. 167' ELS of Minute Men F-86H's starting the loop maneuver. 171' LS to MS to LS fly-by to right of Minute Men doing roll. 186' LS change-over loop by four Minute Men in diamond formation. 205' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: STOLZENBACH. 210' Series of shots of crowd looking over the last B-25J. 307' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 23 JANUARY 1959. 310' MCU of Gen. Thomas D. White and other officers presenting arms. 315' MCU of officer speaking into microphone. 324' MS Col. DRoss Ellis speaking into microphone. 339' Several CU's FV of crowd listening. 363' CU FV of cameraman taking pictures. 370' MS SV of Mr. W.D. Rogers delivering a speech. 376' CU FV of Mr. Rogers speaking. 385' CU & MCU SV of VIP's on stand -- Mr. Rogers speaking into microphone. 406' CU RV of Gen. White on stand. 408' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: PHILLIPS. 23 JANUARY 1959. 410' CU RV of Gen. White and other officers -- monument of TB-25 in bg. 422' MCU FV Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan at attention, on both sides of plaque. 427' CU FV of Honor Cadet Sullivan. 434' MS FV of Randolph AF Base band. 436' MLS FV of student officers at attention -- camera pans right to MS FV of band. 442' MLS FV of VIP's at attention, on stand pan right to MS of airmen at foot of reviewing stand at attention presenting arms. 449' CU SV of air policeman presenting arms -- TB-25 monument in bg. 456' MLS SV of Lt. Thomas and Honor Cadet Sullivan at attention on both sides of plaque -- camera pans up to flyover of five B-25J's in formation. 479' MS FV student officers at attention. 484' MS SV of student officers doing right face -- pan left to TB-25 monument. 498' Sequence of shots of band leader Maj. Kurtz directing Randolph AFB band -- TB-25 monument in bg. 508' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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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