VANDENBERG AEROSPACE CENTER (SFP 636 OUTTAKES), VANDENBERG AFB, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 1959 AND AUGUST 1960 Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of inspection of Vandenberg AFB facilities by USAF Commanders, including AF Secy James Douglas, AF CofS Gen Thomas White, AMC Commander Gen Samuel Anderson, BMD Commander Maj Gen Bernard Schriever, 8th AF Commander Lt Gen Walter C. Sweeney, 7th Air Div Commander Maj Gen William H. Blanchard and 1st Missile Div Commander Maj Gen David Wade. Reel 1: 1) CU sign: LOCKHEED MISSILE AND SPACE DIVISION. 2) Bus entering gate by Lockheed hangar. 3) Shows Maj Gen David Wade, Maj Gen Bernard Schriever and Gen Samuel Anderson entering gate. 4) VIP bus leaving gate by Lockheed hangar. 5) AF Secy James H. Douglas debarking from C-135 and being greeted -- he is followed by Lt Gen Walter C. Sweeney, Maj Gen William H. Blanchard, and others. 6) Shows Gen Thomas White debarking from VC-121, greeting other officers and entering staff car. 7) VIP's inspecting Titan silo site under construction. 8) Scenes of color guard and band on flight line. 9) Shows C-135 taxiing to stop and Secy Douglas debarking. 10) Gen White arriving and debarking from VC-121D. 11) Scenes of VIP bus arriving at Titan silo site (NG) 859' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Series of scenes at Pt. Arguello showing radar installation, Surveillance Building and Naval Missile Facility sign. 2) 1st Missile Division (SAC) Headquarters Building and sign. 3) Atlas on launch pad. 4) Maj Gen David Wade leaving Headquarters Building. 5) LOX truck being filled from tanks. 6) VIP bus leaving Atlas pad and driving down highway. 7) Secy Douglas, Gen White and other VIP's boarding bus and turning in hard hats to airman. 8) VIP's listening to talk from guide. 9) Technicians working on Atlas in maintenance building. 827' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Secy Douglas debarking C-135, boarding staff car. 2) VIP's arriving at Atlas gantry and putting on hard hats. 3) VIP's inspecting Lockheed facility, then boarding bus. 4) Scenes of Titan silo construction, VIP bus arriving, officers inspecting sile, then leaving area. 5) Technicians working on Atlas missiles in maintenance hangar. 592' Total footage in reel. Poor (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities