B-1A #158 ORIENTATION FLIGHT #1-30, SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA Part 4

Description

Covers visit to Edwards AFB by Secretary of the Air Force Donald Rumsfeld: shows him arriving, then boarding B-1A; B-1A taking off, in flight, and landing; and Secretary Rumsfeld holding press conference on flight line. 1) MS of sign on brick wall: THE AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER WELCOMES SECRETARY RUMSFELD. 2) MLS of VC-9C taxiing to halt on flight line. 3) Secretary Rumsfeld deplaning, being greeted by Maj Gen Abner Martin, B-1 Project Officer, and Maj Gen Thomas Stafford, AFFTC Commander. 4) Sequence showing Secretary Rumsfeld in Personal Equipment room, being fitted with helmet and oxygen mask, then talking with reporters. 5) Sequence showing Secretary Rumsfeld getting out of staff car on flight line, shaking hands with North American Rockwell pilot, then boarding B-1A. 6) MCU of B-1A taxiing toward runway. 7) CU of Secretary Rumsfeld in B-1A cockpit as aircraft taxis to end of runway. 8) LS to MS to ELS, B-1A taking off to left. 9) AVs of B-1A in flight above camera plane. lO) LS to MS pan right, B-1A landing. 11) MS of B-1A taxiing from runway to flight line (past other 3-1A #160). 12) Sequence showing Secretary Rumsfeld deplaning, shaking hands with Maj Gen Martin and Stafford. 13) Series of scenes of Secretary Rumsfeld holding press conference on fligbt line. 429' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities