1954 - Cold War, Exercise Wind Chill, Thule, Greenland. Mar54
Slate: 20Mar54. Wind Chill. Thule. LS low angle, C124s overhead & over Thule airfield & base buildings. 02:27:17 C124 w/ clamshell doors opening, trucks near the aircraft. Ramps unfolded & troops off carrying gear & snowshoes, assemble on snow covered tarmac.
02:28:13 LS C-124 w/ clamshell doors open & truck in front of airplane.
02:28:17 MS of troops in white heavy parkas. Field radio man & two other men as they walked toward Operations Building at Thule Air Base.
02:28:39 MLS line of C124 tail sections on ramp. MLS troops leaving C124 & board truck.
02:29:06 CU Lt. Colonel Stenchcomb & two other men talking. Men into weapons carriers / trucks. MCU talking. Trucks leave.
02:30:19 Two stationary C-124s, engines warmed up.
02:30:26 MLS trucks loaded w/ men parked; passing.
02:30:38 CU two men in back of truck. Various views men in trucks, trucks beside planes; leaving.
02:32:22 High angle down into valley covered with fresh snow--trucks and busses headed for barracks area. 02:32:39 CU Soldier in white camouflage on his stomach w/ weapon. Several views of men in simulated battle on ground w/ weapons; advancing. MCU two soldiers firing machine gun; use mortars, explosions.
02:34;56 MLS staff cars & buses behind prone soldiers; they carried VIPs who were observing "Operation Wind Chill."
02:35:32 MS observers watching simulated battle in progress.
02:37:54 MCU three field radiomen as they talk & point.
02:39:04 Slate. Observers watching,. one w/ binoculars.
02:40:37 Smoke pots lighted; men w/ machine guns & rifles in rocks.
02:42:54 High angle down on truck convoy as they parked in circled area. CU group of staff cars. Observers. High angle down on area of sham battle. Observers. LS troops as they advanced.
02:47:20 MS truck w/ soldiers beside C-124; line of trucks & troops; moving away.
02:48:09 Group of troops at outdoor briefing. Views of the sham battle.
02:49:10 Slate. MLS formation of eight C124s over & landing at Thule Air Base.
02:50:43 C-124s stationary on ramp, clamshell doors open; men under wings. Baracks of Thule, Greenland & troops past in foreground. Men into barracks, over snow piles.
USA Army Exercises; Arctic; Northern Defenses; Military Winter Training;
NOTE: Exercise Wind Chill incorporated the services of paratroopers of the 511th Airborne Regiment, 6602nd Air Base Group, 601st Quartermaster Supply Company, U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, and 314th Troop Carrier Wing in a joint operation of planning and initiating a maneuver for the protection of our northern installations. Scenes were taken at Goose Air Base, Thule Air Base, Sondrestrom Air Base, Harmon Air Force Base, Stewart Air Force Base, and Fort Campbell.
NOTE: Any 14 continuous minutes sold at per reel rate.
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1954 - Cold War, Exercise Wind Chill, Thule, Greenland. Mar54 Slate: 20Mar54. Wind Chill. Thule. LS low angle, C124s overhead & over Thule airfield & base buildings. 02:27:17 C124 w/ clamshell doors opening, trucks near the aircraft. Ramps unfolded & troops off carrying gear & snowshoes, assemble on snow covered tarmac. 02:28:13 LS C-124 w/ clamshell doors open & truck in front of airplane. 02:28:17 MS of troops in white heavy parkas. Field radio man & two other men as they walked toward Operations Building at Thule Air Base. 02:28:39 MLS line of C124 tail sections on ramp. MLS troops leaving C124 & board truck. 02:29:06 CU Lt. Colonel Stenchcomb & two other men talking. Men into weapons carriers / trucks. MCU talking. Trucks leave. 02:30:19 Two stationary C-124s, engines warmed up. 02:30:26 MLS trucks loaded w/ men parked; passing. 02:30:38 CU two men in back of truck. Various views men in trucks, trucks beside planes; leaving. 02:32:22 High angle down into valley covered with fresh snow--trucks and busses headed for barracks area. 02:32:39 CU Soldier in white camouflage on his stomach w/ weapon. Several views of men in simulated battle on ground w/ weapons; advancing. MCU two soldiers firing machine gun; use mortars, explosions. 02:34;56 MLS staff cars & buses behind prone soldiers; they carried VIPs who were observing "Operation Wind Chill." 02:35:32 MS observers watching simulated battle in progress. 02:37:54 MCU three field radiomen as they talk & point. 02:39:04 Slate. Observers watching,. one w/ binoculars. 02:40:37 Smoke pots lighted; men w/ machine guns & rifles in rocks. 02:42:54 High angle down on truck convoy as they parked in circled area. CU group of staff cars. Observers. High angle down on area of sham battle. Observers. LS troops as they advanced. 02:47:20 MS truck w/ soldiers beside C-124; line of trucks & troops; moving away. 02:48:09 Group of troops at outdoor briefing. Views of the sham battle. 02:49:10 Slate. MLS formation of eight C124s over & landing at Thule Air Base. 02:50:43 C-124s stationary on ramp, clamshell doors open; men under wings. Baracks of Thule, Greenland & troops past in foreground. Men into barracks, over snow piles. USA Army Exercises; Arctic; Northern Defenses; Military Winter Training; NOTE: Exercise Wind Chill incorporated the services of paratroopers of the 511th Airborne Regiment, 6602nd Air Base Group, 601st Quartermaster Supply Company, U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, and 314th Troop Carrier Wing in a joint operation of planning and initiating a maneuver for the protection of our northern installations. Scenes were taken at Goose Air Base, Thule Air Base, Sondrestrom Air Base, Harmon Air Force Base, Stewart Air Force Base, and Fort Campbell. NOTE: Any 14 continuous minutes sold at per reel rate.