[Aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s]

Title

[Aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s]

Description

Film footage of aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage features several aerial views filmed from an unidentified U.S. Air Force aircraft, as well as brief scenes of aircraft at a military airfield, possibly Larson Air Force Base (Washington). The aerial views show rivers, cities (including Seattle), and mountains (possibly the Cascade Range). Also included are on-the-ground views of other locations, such as a harbor, a waterfall, and a coastline.

Aircraft appearing in the footage include:
00:01:25 - Lockheed F-104 Starfighters
00:02:25 - Boeing C-135 taking off
00:02:57 - Boeing Model 707 taking off
00:07:33 - Unidentified aircraft flying in distance
00:08:34 - Possibly Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses

The footage is in color and is silent. Some shots are over or underexposed.

Label on container: "707 refuel."

Date

1950s-1960s circa

Extent

1 film reel (12 min., 29 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The Franklin W. Minert Film Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-11-23_AV_009_01

Collection Organization