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[1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959]
Film footage of the 1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959. The footage contains brief clips of military aircraft and spectators at the event. Scenes include aircraft taking off, in flight, demonstrating weapons, and performing aerial refueling maneuvers. Also featured are aerobatic performances by the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds in F-100 Super Sabres, and the U.S. Navy's Blue…
[Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter refueling Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter aircraft (tail number 92592) refueling a Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft (tail number 91902), circa 1950s-1960s. Inscription on verso: "FTW 732."Stamped on verso: " Neg. No.: [blank] / Airplane: [blank] / Date: [blank] / Title: [blank]."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.
[Aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s]
Film footage of aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage is filmed from inside a tanker aircraft, possibly a Boeing KC-135, and depicts several aerial refueling scenes of U.S. Air Force aircraft, showing the aircraft approaching the tanker, the boom being lowered and connecting, and the aircraft departing after being refueled. The boom operator is visible in several shots. The…