SAC ACTIVITIES, MARCH AFB, CALIFORNIA, 25-29 OCTOBER 1962 Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of alert crews and personnel preparing for deployment from March AFB during the Cuban Crisis. l) Aircrew leaving dining room and walking to lounge. 2) Alert crews relaxing in lounge, reading and working crossword puzzle. 3) Boxes of equipment being weighed, stacked and checked against manifest. 4) Aircrews going through chow line in dining hall. 5) B-47 aircraft commander giving aircraft preflight check. 6) Aircrew boarding B-47. 7) Oxygen cart being hooked to B-47 and valve turned on. 980' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: Alert crews playing volley ball. 2) Flight line guard getting drink of water. 3) Scenes of flight line guard being changed. 4) Sequence showing crew parachutes being picked up at Personal Equipment Station, vehicle arriving at B-47 and parachutes put aboard. 5) Aircrews in briefing session. 6) Flight surgeon checking officer's throat. 7) Sergeant getting out of car and kissing wife good-bye. 8) Men tagging duffel bags, then loading them on truck. 770' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: l) Sign on building: WELCOME TO MARCH. 2) People boarding flint line bus. 3) Bus driving down flight line. 4) Passengers boarding T-29. 5) T-29 engines starting, then aircraft taxiing down flight line. 380' Total footage in reel. Fair (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities