F-117A STEALTH PILOT INTERVIEW – DESERT STORM
F-117A Stealth Fighter Pilot Captain Rob Donaldsom from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing is interviewed after a mission into Baghdad.
Air Force Videos
Inside the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in the Early 1960s as Minuteman Missiles and B-52s Stand Ready
Shows Missilemen and B-52 Bomb Crews on alert. Also shown is the SAC airborne command post which for years flew at 30,000 feet 24 hours a day. Tells the story of how SAC keeps its resources, including KC-135 refueling tankers, on a high state of readiness in the height of the cold war. Positive control procedures for missile control crews are shown. Looks like this was done around 1964. Any better guess?
The X-15 Rocket Powered Aircraft (Part 1)
Starting with Scott Crossfield’s first powered flight in September 1959, this film tells the story of the incredible X-15. The aircraft set both speed and altitude records. Three X-15s were built in all, and they made a total of 199 test flights, the last one on 24 October 1968. The North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft was part of the USAF/NASA/USN X-series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of space and bringing back valuable data that was used in the design of later aircraft and spacecraft. It could be considered the first manned suborbital spacecraft ever flown.
The X-15 Rocket Powered Aircraft (Part2)
Starting with Scott Crossfield’s first powered flight in September 1959, this film tells the story of the incredible X-15. The aircraft set both speed and altitude records. Three X-15s were built in all, and they made a total of 199 test flights, the last one on 24 October 1968. The North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft was part of the USAF/NASA/USN X-series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of space and bringing back valuable data that was used in the design of later aircraft and spacecraft. It could be considered the first manned suborbital spacecraft ever flown.
US Army and Air Force coordinate to drop 500 LB BOMB on known enemy tactical position
U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division coordinates a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft to drop 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM bombs on a known enemy tactical position.
B-52 OPERATIONS in VIETNAM
Silent footage. B-52 ground crews prepare bomb loads. Air to air coverage of massive drops by the B-52s over targets in Vietnam. Close ups show significant crater damage by B-52 payloads.
Vietnam War – Silent footage of Defoliation Operations from the Air
Aerials of US planes spraying Agent Orange or Super Orange on dense jungle areas.
The Story of the 82nd Airborne Division (Part 1)
The famed 82d Airborne Division is one of the premier airborne fighting units of all time and always in the forefront of battle. Nicknamed the “All American” Division, the 82d has a long and valorous history. This film was developed during the Cold War to describe the history of the 82d from WWI to the Vietnam War. In particular, the segments depicting the training program of the WWII paratroopers, including parachute and glider training and operations, and the description of the 82d’s WWII battles are worth watching. The film also shows some fantastic, seldom seen scenes color footage of the 82d’s role in the April 1965 Dominican Republic intervention and color footage of the Vietnam War battles of the “All Americans.” The 82d’s versatile airborne “tank,” the M551 Sheridan, is described as well in part II as well as up-front and close footage of the battle of Hue, during the Tet Offensive of 1968. A must see for any AIRBORNE historian or enthusiast. Airborne all the way! COL Antal
