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Weapons Tests - Compatibility Test on M36 E2 Cluster Bomb Project, 28Aug & 28-30Sep70

Reel Number: 221501-02

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1970

Country: USA

Location: Eglin AFB,Florida

TC Begins: 19:13:56

TC Ends: 19:27:23

Duration: 00:13:27

Weapons Tests - Compatibility Test on M36 E2 Cluster Bomb Project, 28Aug & 28-30Sep70 19:13:56 Southern Airlines passenger jet taxiing on runway. 19:14:23 Fighter jet in dive w/ four cluster bombs mounted under wings seen from below & to rear. Plane diving. 19:15:18 Jet w/ condensation or ?? from wings. 19:16:00 Release of all four bombs at once. 19:16:20 - 19:17:06 Black 19:17:06 Slate 30Sep70 200 fps Ground shot of airport. 19:17:27 Nose of plane in flight. View from right side of plane w/ 3740 on tail. Release of smoke or ?? from wing tips. 19:18:41 Plane in seeming level flight. 19:19:06 Release of smoke or ?? from wing tips & drop of one cluster bomb at 15:20:05. View from left underside & bomb dropped & falling seen slowly spinning. 19:21:19 View from under right rear, 19:22:34 release of bomb from near right wing tank & slowly falling 19:23:05 View from same position of remaining bomb. 19:24:12 Release of final bomb. Underside of plane w/o cluster bombs. 19:25:40 CU of front of plane w/ pilot helmet visible. MS of entire plane. 19:26:26 Plane silhouetted in sunlight. Vietnam War Era; USA Testing; Eglin AFB, Florida; 1970;

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