1952 - 1981 - Colour, USAF: Fairford AFB, Gloucestershire, England History

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1952 - 1981 - Colour, USAF: Fairford AFB, Gloucestershire, England History 05:21:10 Village church - top shot village. 05:21:26 Sid Hicks, British Civil Servant walking round perimeter of deserted base showing guard tower & barbed wire fences - v/o gives details of what the base has been used for. 05:21:56 Aerial WWII C-47 planes & gliders on ground. Aircraft take off towing gliders. 05:22:28 1952 USAF on base - B-47 take off. RAF Fairford deserted after USAF pulled out in 1964. 05:23:06 1979 Fairford returned to operation. Base Commander Col Sullivan to camera re state of base when he arrived - shots of him looking round. MSgt Larry Daniels - base civil engineer looks out of disused Quonset hut. Renovations & repairs taking place on base. POV thru base - huts - living accommodation. 05:24:48 Town Church exterior - SMSgt Marty Martin from Public Affairs office re concern over noise pollution on village. Vox pops re having Americans back in Fairford. Col. Clive Dunn Commander of SAC group. Aircraft in flight. Mid-air refueling of fighter planes. CU boom operator as fighter pulls away. 05:26:48 Interview w/ WW2 Veteran RAF pilot & resident of Fairford. CU boom to fighter. Aircraft flies over on take off. 11th Strategic Group; SAC; Strategic Air Command; Cold War; NOTE; Sell at per reel rate’ NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk