EYES OF THE NORTH (OUTTAKES SFP-1287), DEW LINE SITES, THULE AB, GOOSE BAY AB AND KEFLAVIK, ICELAND Reel 12 · Part 3

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Coverage of DEW Line and BMEWS radar site activities, showing how the men live, the type of weather encountered, resupply of remote sites; AV's of actual intercept of Soviet aircraft by USAF F-102A's as well as views of men working in DEW Line stations. BMEWS operations room, and rearward operations centers at Melville Air Station, Stewart Air Force Base, New York and North American Air Defense Command center. Reel 1: 1) AV's of three F-102A's in flight over volcanic island (active); steam rising from lava flow into water. 2) AV's of three F-102A's in flight over modern city on coast, then over mountainous terrain. 3) USAF personnel at radar scope in control room, vectoring interceptors toward target. 640' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) ALS's of F-102A flying escort with Soviet TU-95 (Bear). 2) AV's of Cheyenne mountain showing road to parking lot at entrance to North American Air Defense Command center. 3) ALS TU-16 (Badger) in flight with contrails of USAF interceptor flying escort. 539' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) RAF and USAF at consoles and desk in BMEWS control room (Fylingdales). 2) RV F-102A engine start, crewman pulling APU cables, and aircraft starting to taxi. 3) AV F-102A's taking off alongside camera aircraft, then in flight over clouds. 4) MS F-102A's taking off out left frame, followed by TF-102A. 5) RV F-102A taking off (seen from TF-102A cockpit), then runway as seen during photo aircraft takeoff. 6) ACU nose section of F-102A. 7) F-102A's taxiing from flight line. 8) CU of 57th FIS (Black Knights) on building. 9) MS United States, NATO and Iceland flags on staffs. 10) LS from hill, of city on coastline. 11) F-102A pilots running from alert shed, boarding aircraft. 12) F-102A canopy closing. 886' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 1) Woman combing baby's hair, then baby playing with toys (very unhappy child). 2) MS of US Capitol building; tilt down to men getting into car. 3) CU of wristwatch pointing to 5:15. 4) LS's of Capitol building framed in trees (3/4 and front views). 5) Scenes around DEW Line station showing C-130A (with skis') taxiing. 6) AV's of Arctic terrain, showing glaciers, icecaps, bare mountains and fjords. 7) MS Canadian and US flags. 8) C-130A at DEW Line site, cargo doors opening. 9) CU of radarscope footage in aircraft locking onto target. 940' Ttotal footage in reel. Reel 5: 1) Control tower operators at Keflavik talking into microphones. 2) LS across DEW Line site, dog sled going past cameras to left. 3) Dog team as seen from sled going across snow. 4) LS DEW Line antenna silhouetted against skyline on hilltop. 5) LS to MS pan right, DC-3 landing to right (Eastern Provincial Airways) and taxiing toward group of men. 6) Tractor backing up to DC-3 door. 7) CU sign on building: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE - SAGLEK AIR STATION, MAJOR RALPH P. BORGESON., COMMANDER. 644' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: 1) LS's across BMEWS site at Fylingdales Moor, showing radomes, microwave tunnels, billboard antenna, and power station. 2) CU of two signs: RAF FYLINGDALES. 3) LS across Keflavik Airport. 4) US Navy hangar at Keflavik. 5) F-102A's taxiing on ramp past Navy hangar. 6) F-102A pilot in cockpit, simulating flight. 7) Radarscope footage showing beam rotating. 8) F-102A's taking off to right in pairs. 9) MLS four F-102A's fly-by to right in formation. 10) Couple and child sitting on patio beside trailer. 11) MS four girls on beach beside lake using suntan oil, waving to friends. 12) Officer in church, kneeling at railing; then change to same man in same position, but wearing civilian clothes. 13) Woman removing pie from oven. 945' Total footage in reel. Reel 7: 1) AV of rough strip from cockpit of aircraft during landing. 2) LS's of antenna at Hofn radar station (Hofn Naval Air Station, Iceland), with P2V flying overhead. 3) LS to CU pan right with C-47 landing on dirt strip. 4) Naval station hangar at Keflavik, with F-102A's taxiing past to right. 5) ALS F-102A's in flight above clouds. 6) US and RAF flags on poles. 675' Total footage in reel. Reel 8: 1) United States, NATO, and Iceland flags flying on poles, then CU's of each. 2) Radar site at Hofn, then CU's of radomes at site. 3) CU of orange peel antenna nodding inside radome. 4) Airman working on generator. 5) LS P2V flying over Hofn radar site. 6) Navy C-47 unloading supplies onto dolly, three men pulling dolly down dock to launch. 7) Launch pulling away from dock. 8) CU of F-102A pilot in cockpit simulating flight, peering into radarscope. 9) LS to MS pan right, F-102A's taking off in pairs. 668' Total footage in reel. Reel 9: 1) LS radar site on snowy mountain top. 2) Series of LS's across Arctic terrain. 3) Tracked vehicle driving up road toward radar site. 4) F-102 pilots in alert lounge, then jumping up and running out and into hangar. 5) F-102A pilots running to aircraft and boarding (in hangar). 6) MS of Dye III radar station in Arctic. 7) US and Danish flags at Dye III. 8) CU Dye III building supports, then pan left to frozen wastes. 9) Various antennae at Dye Main Radar Site. 10) CU of microwave antenna horn at Dye Main Radar Site. 11) CU's of men working on winch and cable. 12) Heavy boxes being off loaded from C-130A onto trailers. 13) Tracked vehicle pulling trailers toward Dye III site. 14) MS civilian checking building joints at Dye III. 957' Total footage in reel. Reel 10: 1) Several scenes of radomes against dusky sky. 2) LS of radar site, four fighter aircraft flying overhead to right; dog sled in foreground. 3) Scenes of radomes and BMEWS antennae in arctic. 4) Ski-equipped C-47 taking off from snow, then landing to right. 5) AV's of BMEWS site and arctic terrain. 6) Eskimo watching aircraft with BMEWS site in background. 7) Two F-102A's at end of runway, then taking off to right together, followed by TF-102A. 8) CU airman signaling taxi instructions. 9) Alert hangar doors opening, F-102A's taxiing out past camera, then tailaway to runway. 10) MS two F-102A's taking off to right together. 1079' Total footage in reel. Reel 11: 1) LS of BMEWS site with dog sled in foreground and four F-102A's flying overhead. 2) MS's of DEW Line station. 3) Men wearing parkas leaving building at night. 4) LS across Nike site at Thule; shows missile being erected. 5) ELS pan right across arctic waste. 6) Scenes of scenes of radomes and antenna at Goose Bay radar site. 7) LS US and Canadian flags flying over Goose Bay AB, then MS of Canadian flag alone. 8) MS Nike missile being erected. 800' Total footage in reel. Reel 12: 1) F-102A's taxiing past hangars to runway. 2 )AV's of remote radar sites atop snow-covered hills. 3) Men walking down snowy path at Dye Main Radar site. 4) Series of scenes of radar antenna at Dye Main. 5) Nordair C-46 parked on snow, engines running, then taxiing to right. 6) Pilot in F-102A cockpit in hangar at Goose Bay AB, closing canopy. 7) CU's of pilot scrambling into F-102A cockpit, crew chief removing ladder, pulling chocks, and safety pins. 8) CU of hand pushing alert button, then pilot pulling on boots. 9) Sign on building: LAUNCHER AREA at Thule Nike Site. 10) MLS barracks at Thule. 11) LS DEW line station atop hill; then camera zooms to MS. 12) Staff car driving into Melville Air Station (communications relay site.) 13) MS of sign: HOME OF GOOSE NORAD/CONAD DIRECTION CENTER. 14) Series of AV's of remote radar sites. 15) Hangar doors at Goose Bay opening. 16) CU 59th FIS on hangar wall. 1037' Total footage in reel. Reel 13: 1) LS pan right, TF-102A taking off at Goose Bay. 2) AV's of windswept Arctic wastes. and Goose Bay AB. 3) AV's of North Star Bay and Mt. Dundas. 4) Control net antenna at Melville AFS. 5) LS across arctic valley. 6) Sign on building: 931 AC&W SQUADRON, "P" MOUNTAIN. 7) LS Thule BMEWS site with dog sled in foreground. 8) Truck driving down road in blowing snow, men getting out and entering building (after chocking wheels). 9) LS pan right across arctic waste and North Star Bay. 10) AV remote radar site. 11) ELS snow-blower clearing road to radar site. 12) MCU of BMEWS antenna at Thule. 13) LS tracked vehicle driving down road. 1085' Total footage in reel. Reel 14: 1) AV's of radar site on hilltop. 2) AV's of HU-16B in flight over rugged mountains, then over ice-cap. 3) AV of runway seen from cabin window during approach. 4) Dog team on snow, taken from sled. 5) Truck shot of road through forest near Goose Bay; radar site in background. 6) MS's of Hudson's Bay Company store with airmen entering. 7) MCU's of radomes and antenna at Dye Main. 8) Snow-covered road seen from truck window. 9) Men walking past warehouses at Thule. 10) LS North Star Bay; Mt. Dundas in background. 1085' Total footage in reel. Reel 15: 1) Series of scenes of radomes, microwave tunnels at Fylingdales, U.K. 2) Radar operators at scopes in BMEWS Master Control Room (series of scenes). 3) MS's and CU's of man at control console of memory and computer equipment. 4) CU of technician starting tape on computer. 5) CU of geodesic radome. 6) Antenna rotating inside radome. 675' Total footage in reel. Reel 16: 1) Search antenna turning inside radome. 2) MS's of communications antenna at "P" mountain. 3) Series of scenes of antenna base, wave-guide tubes and other equipment inside scanner building. 4) Man standing at base of scanner; camera tilts up to scanner as it begins rotation. 5) MS of icebreaker ship approaching through ice pack. 730' Total footage in reel. Reel 17: 1) LS across field near Thule, showing wild flowers growing among rocks during brief arctic summer. 2) BMEWS antenna and control building. 3) Airmen in barracks donning cold-weather gear. 4) Airman walking down hall and through door. 5) Airman operating tape recorder console. 6) Air ducts at side of hangar at Thule. 7) Airman feeding fish in tank, then CU's of fish swimming around. 8) Bearded civilian smoking pipe and drawing. 9) Airmen in woodworking shop operating tools, including handsaw, lathe and grinder. 770' Total footage in reel. Reel 18: 1) Plot room at Melville AFS, with airman making entries on plot board, as tracking reports are received. 2) Officer in plot room talking on telephone. 3) CU radarscope with beam rotating. 4) CU men pushing buttons to actuate building support jacks at Dye III. 5) Civilians at radar consoles at Dye III watching scopes, talking on telephone. 6) Airmen in lounge, reading and playing pool. 7) AV of radar sites on hill overlooking bay. 8) AV's of bay, showing edge of ice pack. 864' Total footage in reel. Reel 19: 1) BMEWS site at Thule. 2) MS radome and microwave tunnel. 3 )Man in tracking radar building, standing at base of tracker antenna. 4) LS Dye III site, showing C-130A parked near radome. 5) MS's of tracked vehicle driving toward radome on hilltop. 6) LS through falling snow of Dye Main. 7) Caterpillar with bulldozer blade moving past camera on snowy road. 8) MCU operator in cab of cat. 9) MS of sign on building: HEADQUARTERS, 4683RD AIR DEF WING (ADC) THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND. 10) LS HU-16B in flight overhead, dropping bundles into snow. 11) AV's of ship sailing among ice floes, breaking through pack ice (ship has helicopter on pad built at stern of vessel.) 12) AV's of icebreaker backing, then going forward through ice pack. 13) MS battle commanders in NORAD COC building, picking up telephone, pushing alert buttons, talking to other officers. 965' Total footage in reel. Reel 20: 1) Snow covered road seen from cab of moving vehicle, moving toward Dye Main radar antenna. 2) CU tracked vehicle moving over camera on rough snow. 3) MS of cross mounted on concrete base. 4) CU and MS's of antenna at Saglek AFS. 5) LS of radar site, then pan left across snowy wasteland. 6) F-102A's taxiing to right, then taking off away from camera. 7) Series of LS's pan right, F-102A's taking off. 8) Pilots running from alert shed to flight line, boarding F-102A's, adjusting gear and donning helmets. 9) Crewmen pulling wheel chocks. 10) MS F-102A's starting to taxi off flight line. 11) Eastern Provincial Airways DC-3 landing to right. 12) DC-3 being unloaded by USAF personnel. 13) AV's of arctic terrain, then Sondrestrom AB in valley. 14) Airman in door of USAF C-47 giving candy to Eskimo children. 15) Dog-team pulling sled up to ski-mounted USAF C-47. 956' Total footage in reel. Reel 21: 1) "P" mountain; station height finder antenna in radome, nodding. 2) Naval ship "SGT. MORRIS E. CRAIN" being unloaded onto dock at Thule. 3) BMEWS antenna at Thule. 4) CU of loudspeaker on wall at Dye Main. 5) Series of scenes of airman donning arctic gear for trip outside building. 721' Total footage in reel. Reel 22: 1) CU's of radarscope with beam turning. 2) Operations officer at Melville station talking on telephone. 3) Plot room and wall map at Stewart AFB, with airmen entering information on map. 4) AV's of BMEWS site at Clear, Alaska. 5) Series of scenes at Dye Main, showing cooks working in the kitchen. 6) Officers in Melville plot room, watching entries on plot board. 7) CU Canadian flag in high wind. 8) CU geodesic radome at Melville AS. 9) MS of sign: HOME OF GOOSE NORAD/CONAD DIRECTION CENTER. 10) MS RV's of dish antenna at Melville. 725' Total footage in reel. Reel 23: 1) US flag limp on pole, then blowing, at Dye Main. 2) Officer at telephone in plot room at Combat Operations Control Center. 3) Airman working on generator motor. 4) CU's of civilian radar operators at scopes. 5) USAF and RCAF officers at radar scopes at Dye Main. 6) Height finder antenna in radome, nodding. 7) LS across radar site, showing fog-shrouded tropo-scatter antennas in background. 8) AV's of Thule AB showing runway, POL area, then tilt up to LS across ice cap.

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