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Dyess AFB Gets Their First B-1B Bomber

Reel Number: 220348-10

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1980s

Country: USA

Location: dyess afb, Abilene, texas

TC Begins: 12:42:16

TC Ends: 12:49:30

Duration: 00:07:14

Dyess AFB Gets Their First B-1B Bomber Air Force Now Aerial view of Abilene, Texas. W/ local resident re AFB’s good relationship with community. POV entering Dyess AFB & sign welcome the B-1B in 2 Days. Aerial of farm & wheat fields; harvesting montage. Grain elevators, trucks lined up, farmer looks at potatoes. Field at sunset. 12:43:55 Aerial of large cattle field lot & ranch. 12:45:02 Empty plane hangar & flight line. Enthusiastic Commander in uniform presents. B1-B takeoff & seen from above in flight. First B1-B lands on Abilene airstrip. Aerial of airfield w/ several B-1Bs & audience watching, cheering & live commentary on soundtrack. Commander speech at stand as officers & civilians listen. 12:47:41 XCU needle on vinyl record. Sign: ‘On Air”. Radio DJ re arrival of B1-B bomber. Beauty shots B1-B. Small crowd mostly women w/ American flags watch cowgirl parade, Conoco sign in bg. Wooden windmill? Young man and woman in cowboy hats. Pilot checks plane. Tracking shot under wing of B-1B. Outdoor cooking: man in cowboy hat barbecues huge steak. Stirring beans in large pot, preparing food, picnicking at table. 12:48:58 Cowboy parade (brief). B-1B seen from below. Windmill. Grain silo at sunset. B-1B at sunset. Cold War; Weapons of Mass Destruction; Training; Military Community Relations; MUSIC RIGHTS MUST BE CLEARED.

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