Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. OPERATION SWIFT STRIKE I

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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. OPERATION SWIFT STRIKE I

1961

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Summary: Partial coverage of Swift Strike I, a Joint USAF/Army operation to provide training for troop carrier elements and active airborne units. 1) Scenes of Gen Curtis E. LeMay, USAF CofS wearing dark glasses and speaking with several 101st Airborne Division troops; watching cargo drop from three C-119's; standing with Lt Gen Gabriel P. Disosway, Vice Comdr, TAC; speaking to reporters; walking with Lt Gen Disosway and Lt Gen Thomas J.H. Trapnell (USA) and boarding USA UH-1B. 2) MCU USA UH-1B taking off and turning out right frame -- UH-1B in bg. 3) Scene of cargo chutes descending and landing -- intercut with MS of paratrooper detaching chute harness and smoke marker signal. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...

Disosway, Gabriel P. (Gabriel Pollion), 1910-2001

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Trapnell, T. J. H. (Thomas John Hall), 1902-2002

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Thomas John Hall Trapnell (1902-2002) was born in Yonkers, N.Y. He was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1927. While at West Point, he was named to several All-American football elevens and was a lacrosse star. General Trapnell's first assignment following graduation was that of a platoon leader in the 11th Cavalry. During World War II, General Trapnell served with the American Forces in the Philippines and was commanding the 26th Cavalry when taken prisoner by the Japanese. H...