Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Landing by Instruments

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Landing by Instruments

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Landing by Instruments

1929

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Summary: Reel 1: 1000'. 1) Close up (CU) Headlines of New York Times newspapers. 2) Interior Shot (IS) Pilot sitting in cabin of B-18. 3) Aerial map used by pilots when flying on instruments. 4) Long Shot (LS) Radio range finder towers used for communication between aircrafts and control tower. 5) Aerial map showing zones where radio beams are located. 6) Medium Shot (MS) Animation map and aircrafts, showing in which zone they are traveling. 7) MS Drawing shows N-Zone on map for instrument landing. 8) MS Aircraft flying through N-Zone. 9) MS Aircraft flying through A-Zone. 10) MS Aircraft makes landing on A-Zone. 11) MS Same as scene 8. 12) MS Same as scene 10. 13) MS Animation, B-18 flying through clouds. 14) MS Animation, B-18 lands on clouds and falls asleep [Quality: Fair]. Reel 2: 950'. Animations. 1) B-18 makes landing. Arrows in foreground moving from lower left to upper right, indicating direction of wind. 2) LS B-18 makes landing. Hangars, water tank, and clouds in background. 3) Airfield with arrows showing where GCA system is located on the field. 4) DS Showing radio waves sent out by GCA system. 5) CU Instrument panel of B-18. ANIMATIONS. 6) B-18 radio compass being effected by Ground Controlled Approach (GCA). 7) LS B-18 being pushed out of bad clouds by strong winds. 8) B-18 in flight. Flight indicator and climb instruments in upper left of camera. 9) Aerial Shot (AS) of B-18 in flight. Airfield in lower left. 10) B-18 flying through canyon. Sea level chart at right. 11) MS Air-pressure meter indicating that there is less air pressure (per sq. inch) above sea level. 12) AS B-18 makes landing. Hangars in background (Bg). 13) AS B-18 in flight. 14) AS B-18 flying through dangerous clouds [Quality: Good]. Reel 3: 950'. 1) CU Headlines of New York Times Newspaper. 2) MS Animation drawing of N-zone of Air Maps. 3) MS Animation drawing of A-Zone on maps. 4) MS Animation drawing of A-Zone and N-Zone on air maps. 5) LS Animation drawing of B-18 making instrument landing on airfield. Water tank and clouds in Bg [Quality: Fair].

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