SYSTEM 622A MID-AIR RECOVERY

Description

Summary: Coverage of mid-air recovery of Discoverer XVII by C-119G, capsule being unloaded and transported to KC-135A, and ceremonies at Hickam AFB honoring the ten-man crew of the 6593rd Test Squadron (Special) of the 6594th Recovery Control Group and Gen. Emmett 0'Donnell, Jr., congratulating the crew. (Shot list to follow.) 1) AV's of Discoverer XVII descending by parachute after near miss, being snagged by trapeze recovery device, and satellite being brought into C-119G as seen from recovery aircraft. 2) AMS right SV C-119G with Discoverer XVII in trapeze recovery device trailing aircraft. 3) Scenes of capsule container being transferred from C-119G to pickup truck, recovery crew standing near container, and container being transported to KC-135A. 4) MS's & MCU's of Gen. Emmett 0'Donnell, Jr., speaking to Capt. Gene W. Jones, aircraft commander, and congratulating the ten-man crew of the 6593rd Test Squadron (Special). 5) MS ten-man crew standing beside C-119G. Good (Basic: Mas Pos)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities