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1949 - Color, Aviation: B-36 Take Offs & Landings. Crew Inspection. 03Jul49 R1 of 2

Reel Number: H1328-01

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1949

Country: USA

Location: Carswell AFB,New Mexico

TC Begins: 12:00:07

TC Ends: 12:21:51

Duration: 00:21:44

1949 - Color, Aviation: B-36 Takeoffs & Landings. Crew Inspection. 03Jul49 R1 of 2 Slate: illegible. MS Consolidated Vultee B-36 w/ bright red tail taxiing towards & past camera. 12:01:19 Different B-36, no red on plane, parked on tarmac, motors running, beginning to taxii. LIne of B-36 w/ red tails parked, red tail on runway; red tail w/ BM-028 on side taxiing. 12:04:18 B-36 takeoff past camera, into distance; l. to r. 12:05:34 B-36 (red tail) takeoff past camera & wheels up, l. to r. 12:06:55 B-36 (plain) takeoff past camera, wheels up, l. to r. 12:08:04 B-36 BM-028 takeoff r. to l. past camera, 12:08:19 MCU B-36 w/ engines warming up, another (red tail) taxiing past & turning. Down runway awy from camera & taking off, r. to l. 12:09:41 MCU B-36 (plain tail) rolling away & taking off r. to l. Wheels up. 12:10:52 Slate: 03Jun49 Camera Spooner. Carswell AFB. B-36 overhead thru clouds. B-36 approaching for landing & touch down beside camera, roll-out. 12:13:17 Ground crew guiding B-36 to park, pilot waves from window. United States Air Force on side in front of camera. Crew out underneath plane nose. 12:14:20 B-36 takeoff l. to r., wheels up. 12:15:32 CU No. 4 propellor starting to turn, exhaust smoke. No. 5 begin, both props turning. GOOD. 12:17:10 B-36 taxiing towards camera, outer propellors stopping. Taxiing past other planes. 12:18:08 Bomb bay doors open beneath stationary B-36. Closed. 12:19:08 Slate; illegible. Crew in front of BM-028 on runway w/ gear on runway. Crew out of plane & standing behind gear, putting on parachutes, briefed . Gather flight gear & board plane. Hoist bags to airman in opening. Cold War; Air Force Military Aviation; Strategic Air Command; SAC; NOTE: Possibly preparations for 04Jul49 flight to Chicago. NOTE: Any 11 continuous minutes sold at per reel rate.

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