1950-19591950s NEWSREELS
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ARMY PROGRAM AT FORT ORD. CALIFORNIA. PARENTS ARE INFORMED ABOUT THE NEW ARMED FORCES RESERVE ACT.
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MOTHERS & FATHERS PUT ON GAS MASKS & WATCH SONS TRAINING FOR THE RESERVES
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MAN & A GROUP OF WOMEN TAKE OFF GAS MASKS, SMOKE STILL THICK IN BKGD
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COLOGNE, WEST GERMANY. MASSIVE POWER SHOVEL USED TO MINE SOFT COAL. HUGE SHOVEL WHEEL WITH 12 REVOLVING SHOVELS, DISCHARGE THEIR LOADS ON CONVEYOR BELTS, GANGWAY TO FREIGHT CARS. REMOTE CONTROLLED TRAINS ARE FILLED WITH SOFT COAL
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| 05:29:22 93 |
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA NAVAL AIR STATION. CONTROL TOWER, TELEVISION IS USED TO KEEP TRACK OF PLANES ON THE FIELD
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN TOWER, THREE TELEVISION SCREENS
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CAMERA MOVED BY REMOTE CONTROL TO FOLLOW LANDING PLANE
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| 05:29:40 111 |
CU CAMERA WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER ON IT
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CU TELEVISION SCREENS TRACKING PLANES
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JET FIGHTER PLANE WITH A NEEDLE NOSE TRIES TO SET NEW SPEED RECORD, ENGLAND, SPECTATORS WATCH. WHITE STREAK TAIL IN THE SKY. "THE DROOP SNOOP" CU AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
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| 05:30:20 151 |
CU PILOT LIONEL PETER TWIST. MUSSED UP HELMET HAIR
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| 05:30:33 164 |
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER "THE BOSTON" OPERATORS MOVE 27 FOOT MISSILES UP TO LAUNCHERS. 2 CYLINDRICAL LAUNCHERS AIM AT TARGET RADAR GUIDED MISSILES.
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| 05:31:11 202 |
CAPE CANAVARAL, FLORIDA. INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE, SNARK AIR FORCE GUIDED MISSILE, BOOSTERS DROP AWAY.
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SLOW MOTION CU OF MISSILE IN FLIGHT
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THE SNARK MISSILE SOARS UPWARD. BOOSTER FALLS TO THE GROUND PIECES EXPLODE TOWARD VIEWER
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SNARK GUIDED MISSILE IN FLIGHT
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| 05:32:05 256 |
HS COPENHAGEN, DENMARK CIRCA 1950s. HARBOR. CITIZENS.
CARS |
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PEOPLE RIDING BICYCLES IN COPENHAGEN. COMMUTING TO WORK ON BIKES. DANISH BICYCLISTS OBEY TRAFFIC RULES, STOP AT LIGHTS. TRAFFIC COP. MOTHER WITH BABY ON BACK OF BIKE. MOTHER WITH BABY IN FRONT BASKET.
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION |
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MOTHER RIDES BICYCLE WITH BABY IN FRONT BASKET AND CHILD ON THE BACK. THREE ON A BIKE
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DELIVERY MEN USING BICYCLES TO TRANSPORT GOODS. MAN RIDES A BIKE CARRYING A BALE OF HAY. BIKE WITH WAGON ON THE FRONT CARRYING BOXES. MAN MOVING A COUCH ON A BIKE WAGON IN FRONT OF BIKE CARRIES A COUCH.
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| 05:33:36 347 |
DRY CLEANER DELIVERY BOY RIDES A BIKE WITH SMALL CLOSET ON THE BACK. PULLS OUT WOMAN'S SUIT, DELIVERS CLEAN SUIT TO OWNER
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MILK MAN DELIVERS MILK BY BICYCLE
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MAN PARKS HIS BIKE WITH MANY OTHERS ON BIKE RACK. CU BIKES IN RACK. MASSIVE BIKE RACK
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PEOPLE COMMUTE BY BICYCLE IN COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1950s
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HS COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
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MODEL OF JET PLANE WITH PINCHED WAIST DESIGN. GREAT AVIATION ADVANCES.
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RESEARCH SCIENTIST DESIGNER RICHARD WHITCOMB IS HONORED BY THE US AIR FORCE AIR FORCE SECRETARY PRESENTS SERVICE AWARD.
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| 05:35:01 432 |
COLLIER TROPHY PRESENTED TO WHITCOMB. VICE PRESIDENT NIXON CONGRATULATED WHITCOMB
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AIR FORCE JET PLANE ROLLING OUT OF HANGAR. GRUMMAN TIGER. THE AREA RULE. SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF THE TIGER & THE COUGAR, OLDER PLANE
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REPORTER INTERVIEWS WHITCOMB, EXPLAINS DESIGN CONCEPT INDENTATION NEAR THE WING REDUCES THE DARG IN TRANSONIC SPEEDS ALLOWS THE PLANE TO TRAVEL FASTER &
FARTHER WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN POWER. WHITCOMB HOLDS A MODEL OF THE PLANE |
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LANGLY FIELD, VIRGINIA. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS LABORATORY.
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WHITCOMB WALKS INTO 8 FOOT HIGH TRANSONIC WIND TUNNEL.
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ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF AIR FLOWING PAST A MODEL OF A CONVENTIONAL DESIGN. THE AIR PACKED TIGHT PILES UP UNTIL THE SPEED OF SOUND WHERE IT FORMS A DANGEROUS WALL OF SHOCK WAVES KNOWN AS THE SOUND BARRIER. THE AREA RULE REDUCES SHOCK WAVES, ENABLING THE JET TO CROSS SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER
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| 05:37:17 568 |
RESEARCH SCIENTIST RICHARD WHITCOMB IN LAB. 1950s TECHNOLOGY GIVES THE ORDER "YOU CAN CLOSE THE WIND TUNNEL NOW"
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"THE TIGER" AIR FORCE PLANE WITH TAPERING NOSE &
PINCHED WAIST TAKES OFF. NEEDLE NOSE PLANE |
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FILM ENDS.
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