1956 IN REVIEW Reel 2 · Part 3

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Summary: A Boeing film reviewing 1956 progress showing production line changes, test facilities and construction of hangars and air deflector fence at Wichita, Kansas; rollouts of first B-52 and last B-47E; flight testing capabilities of Crossbow GAM-67 with B-47E and Rascal GAM-63 with DB-47E. Also includes scenes of B-52 taxiing, taking off and in flight and a KC-97 refueling B-47E and B-52. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 532': 28' MS high angle B-52 taxiing to right on flight line. 34' MS & MCU B-52, behind "follow-me" truck taxiing left on runway. 56' MCU's RV of pilot and copilot in B-52 cockpit -- alternate scenes of control tower operator speaking into microphone and aircraft taxiing out from taxi strip. 95' MS RV B-52 starting takeoff run. 99' MS to MCU to MS from camera at end of runway of B-52 flyover at McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. 117' AMCU left SV & AMS right SV B-52 in flight. 150' MS left FV rollout of first B-52 from hangar (7 December 1955) - large crowd in fg. 159' Scenes of crew boarding B-52D with SAC insignia -- pilot waves from cockpit window, and aircraft taxis and takes off to right. 14 May 1956. 181' AMS & AMCU SV B-52D in flight to the left. 192' MS to MCU to MS pan right with B-52D landing at McConnell AFB. 206' MS dolly left past row of B-52's parked on flight line. 217' MS high angle B-52 jigs in Boeing plant at Wichita, including mockup of B-52, new down-lift hydraulic jack device, pneumatic test cell and associated instrumentation, machining honeycomb material, heat treating metal and conveyor chemical finishing and points dipping system. 395' Shows construction of two and four bay hangars. 442' MS dolly right to show B-52 parked on ramp. 447' Shows construction of air deflection fence on flight line, Wichita, Kansas. 469' Animated US map showing main arteries leading into Wichita and map superimposed as train and trucks move along routes. 501' AMS high angle B-52 in flight to left over terrain (dark scene). 509' MS to MCU to MS pan left with B-52D on landing roll -- drag chute deployed. 520' MS of 93rd Bombardment Wing Crew from Castle AFB alighting from B-52 at Wichita. 526' MS high angle B-52 being pulled by tug into reprocessing building. Reel 2, 591': Shows a B-52 being washed in hangar, dismantling of jet engine and landing gear and men working on modification of wing structure. 63' Scenes of three civilian men seated at table with blueprint and looking at new configuration of B-52 wing. 81' Shows a large piece of extrusion metal and mockup of B-52 wing section. 104' Shows test facilities at Wichita Plant including fatigue testing machine, electronic computer, computer console and punchboard system. 152' MS to MCU RV & SV tug pulling last B-47E from Wichita Plant. (20 August 1956). 173' MS B-47E crew climbing into aircraft. 181' MLS to MCU to MS B-47E flyover (camera at end of runway). 195' MCU high angle B-47 scale model flutter test in preparation for Project Crossbow. 206' MS FV low angle left wing of B-47 with Crossbow missile. 208' MCU of pilot at B-47 controls. 211' MCU left SV high angle, modified B-47 with Crossbow missiles on flight line. 216' MS to MCU to MS B-47 carrying Crossbow missiles in flight to the left low over runway -- landing gear retracting. 221' AMCU's SV low angle and FV high angle B-47E carrying two Crossbow missiles in flight to the right. 237' AMCU right SV low angle release of Crossbow GAM-67 from B-47E. 241' ACU SV of GAM-67 in flight to the right. 246' AMCU FV high angle B-47E carrying four Crossbows in flight to the right. 254' AMS SV B-47E carrying two Crossbows in flight to the right end climbing. 264' MCU nose of DB-47E taxiing right and onto runway. 278' MCU man at access door on DB-47 shows rear landing gear lowering. 284' MS RV of guidance antenna lowering from DB-47E. 298' AMCU right SV and RV Pascal GAM-63 under wing of DB-47E. 304' AMS SV DB-47E launching a GAM-63. 308' LS phototheodolite coverage of GAM-63 terminal flight and point of impact. (Holloman AFB). 315' MCU pan right past row of RB-47's on flight line at Wichita. 322' Briefing room scene showing officer at weather map. 328' ACU high angle RB-47 in flight over terrain. 333' MS installation of ECM pods on B-47. 349' ACU B-47 with ECM pod in flight to the right. 358' Shows technician preparing for and wind tunnel testing of a modified B-47 scale model for tanker. 403' Scenes of a chemist working in laboratory and later inspecting a laminated aircraft radome. 433' Shows supersonic wind tunnel for model testing. 455' Schlieren test runs showing shock and expansion waves around test model. 466' Series of shots of man photographing B-47 engine with outside covering removed and a man flipping through a B-47 handbook. 496' MS to MCU low angle B-52 in flight to the right. 509' MS to MCU B-47E with drag chute extended in flight to the left. 516' AMS FV low angle KC-97 refueling a B-47E. 523' MS from KC-97 boom operator's position of B-52 being refueled. 535' Several short clips of conveyor chemical and paint dip system, machining aircraft parts, wind tunnel testing of KB-47, GAM-63, B-52 in flight and B-47E in flight to the right banking away from camera. 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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