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This clip is Part 1 of a 5-part film.
GROUNDWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING SEVERE TURBULENCE (GUST) BOEING, WICHITA, KANSAS Part 1
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Coverage of Boeing tests conducted to determine extent of and possible dangers to be expected from low-level turbulence encountered in nap-of-the-earth high speed flight. Film shows earth's surface as seen from cockpit, B-52 and B-47 wing sections fluttering as result of turbulence; includes AV's of test-painted B-52G after severe turbulence had removed all but stub portion of vertical stabilizer.
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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities
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