EXCELSIOR III, KITTINGER'S JUMP (103,000 FEET), 16 AUGUST 1960 Reel 4 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Coverage of Operation Excelsior III in which Capt. Kittinger parachuted from a balloon gondola at 103,000 feet for a world's record. 1) Balloon and gondola rising. 2) Capt. Kittinger descending by parachute. 3) Preflight preparations -- shows technicians rigging balloon to gondola. 4) Balloon being inflated on ground. 5) Balloon lifting off and starting to rise. 989' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Gondola starting to rise. 2) H-21 helicopter circling descending parachute. 3) Earth from gondola camera during descent through clouds. 4) Capt. Kittinger jumping from gondola. (Onboard camera) 5) Canister and reel of wire dropping from gondola. 770' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Balloon and gondola ascending. (Very poor) 2) H-21 helicopter circling parachute during descent. 495' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: Parachute landing -- shows H-21 landing near parachute. 2) Men running from H-21 to Capt. Kittinger on ground. 3) Medics helping Capt. Kittinger out of parachute harness. 4) Capt. Kittinger boarding H-21. 5) H-21 lifting off and in flight. 406' Total footage in reel. Fair-Poor (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities