B-52s AT U-TAPAO, U-TAPAO RTAFB, THAILAND Reel 2 · Part 3

Description

Covers crew boardings, B-52D departures and returns, reception for 100 mission pilot, bomb handling and loading activities, duties of ground crew in preparation for aircraft departure, and gathering of drag chutes at end of runway. Unit is the 307th Strategic Wing. Reel l ROLL: R36C-IX-523 1) B-52D tail gunner climbing into compartment and adjusting seat position. 2) Flashing beacon of B-52D right wing tip. 3) Airman operating APU at nose of B-52D, closing crew hatch door, removing APU power cable, talking on headset during control checkout, and removing chocks. 4) B-52D taxiing from revetment. 106' ROLL: R36C-1X-549 5) Crew taking seats in B-52D cockpit, donning helmets, going through checklist, and checking instrument settings. 6) Navigator at desk making computations. 198' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 1' ROLL: R-30F-IX-184 1) LSs FV to MCUs FV B-52Ds taking off and passing over camera singly. 2) MLSs to MCUs FV B-52Ds landing and turning through left frame singly. 3) MS FV KC-135A taxiing and turning through right frames. 4) Airmen rolling M117 GP bombs with modified tail fins to end of trailer for pickup, bomb loader moving bombs from trailer to preload bomb rack--also shows airmen connecting arming wires to nose fuses. 395' ROLL: R30F-IX-185 5) MCU B-52D taxiing through right frame. 6) MS B-52D turning onto runway. 7) MLSs to MCU low angle B-52Ds taking off to right singly. 8) Bomb loader transferring M117 GP bombs with modified tail fins from trailer to preload bomb rack. 9) Airmen mounting bombs on preload bomb rack. 10) Sign on back of pickup truck VIETNAM 100 MISSIONS B-52D 11) MCU FV to CU low angle B-52D taxiing in. 12) Crew leaving B-52D, tossing buckets of water on pilot and crew chief. 780' ROLL: R30F-IX-187 13) Airmen working on B-52D tail guns. 14) Four 20mm guns on ground behind B-52D. 15) Airmen positioning loaded preload bomb racks under B-52D bomb bay. 876' ROLL: R-30C-IX-198A 16) Crew boarding B-52D. 17) CU low angle B-52 taxiing to halt above camera--wheels bracket camera. 18) Airman opening B-52 crew hatch. 19) Trucking shots past B-52Ds parked in revetments. 973' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 1' ROLL: R30F-IX-178 1) B-52D taxiing through frame to left--KC-135A parked in background. 2) B-52D takeoff climb to left over camera. 3) MLSs FV to CU SV B-52D making landing rolls to left. 4) Airmen recovering drag chutes and loading chutes aboard van. 5) B-52D taxiing, turning, jettisoning drag chutes. 290' ROLL: R30F-IX-182 6) CUs B-52D taxiing to left. 7) Crew leaving B-52D, and tossing buckets of water on pilot. 8) Crew member loading .38 caliber revolver, talking with another crew member, and checking survival radio. 9) Activity in B-52D cockpit as seen from outside aircraft. 10) B-52D taxiing front revetment, followed by another B-52D. 540' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities