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STAR WARS TYPE INTRODUCTION TO TITLE: "AIR FORCE NOW"
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MONTAGE VARIETY PHOTOS OF OLD EC-121 AWACS PLANE
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AIR FORCE OFFICER AND GREYING BLACK OFFICER SPEAKS ABOUT EC-121 "MORNING STAR", NICKNAMED THE "CONNIE"
DEVELOPED IN 1950, THEY TELL ITS MANY PROBLEMS. WHITE OFFICER SPEAKS ABOUT NEW E-3 AWACS. |
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EC-121 REVVING UP ITS FOUR PROP-DRIVEN ENGINES.
FACING CAMERA. EC-121 TAKING OFF AND IN FLIGHT. AERIAL VIEW U.S. NAVY PICKET SHIP AND OFF-SHORE TEXAS TOWER WHICH WORKED TOGETHER IN DETECTING LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT TRYING TO AVOID RADAR. |
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: "CONNIE" (EC-121) PULLS DUTY IN VIETNAM". CU BLACK OFFICER TELLS MORE OF EC-121.
EC-121 FLYING LOW OVER OCEAN. TO DETECT HIGH FLYING AIRCRAFT. |
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CU PAN NEWSPAPER STORY: "C-121 MODERNIZATION NEEDED".
CU WHITE OFFICER TELLS OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH E-121. CU BLACK OFFICER CALLS EQUIPMENT ON EC-121 AS "VERY FLAKY". |
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CU OFFICER TELLS ABOUT THE NEW E-3 AWACS. VARIOUS DRAWINGS OF NEW AWACS WITH JET ENGINES.
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NEW E-3 AWACS WITH ITS HUGE DISK SHAPED RADAR ON TOP, TAKES OFF, MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS, ANGLES E-3 AWACS IN FLIGHT. OFFICER SEATED AT COMPUTER IN PLANE, TELLS OF THE 5 AREAS THEY OPERATE OUT OF. CU FACE SHOT OFFICER TELLING MORE OF E-3.
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VIEW OF RUSSIAN "BEAR" BOMBER, POV PLANE FLYING UNDER IT. U.S. INTERCEPTOR FLYING UNDER "BEAR". PAN "BEAR".
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CU YOUNG AIR FORCE OFFICER TELLS ABOUT E-3 AS "JUST A MODIFIED 707 COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE". MONTAGE VARIOUS GOOD VIEWS OF E-3 "AWACS" IN FLIGHT AS VOICE OVER TELLS MORE ABOUT IT
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00:07:16 316 |
CU THIRTY FOOT ROTATING DISK ON TOP OF E-3.
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