B-58 AUTOMATIC MACH 2 POD DROP, HOLLOMAN TEST RANGE, NEW MEXICO, 22 NOVEMBER 1960 Part 2

Description

Summary: Coverage of the first fully automatic B-58 pod drop at maximum speed and altitude at Holloman Test Range. 1) Shows ground handling equipment used in handling MB pod. 2) Scenes show pod being positioned on B-58; crew in aircraft preparing for mission; B-58 with pod taking off from Carswell AFB; and crew setting autopilot and auto-navigator controls. 3) 554'- 590' B-58 releasing pod. 4) 601'- 639' Tracking camera footage of pod descend and impact. 5) AV's and ground scenes of crater where pod hit. 6) 660'- 685' B-58 without pod making parabrake landing to left. Good (Basic: Mas Ektachrome)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities