Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE SCIENCE (IAS) BRIEFING TOUR, OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, 17 MAY 1961

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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. INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE SCIENCE (IAS) BRIEFING TOUR, OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, 17 MAY 1961

1961

Summary: Coverage of LAS members touring Offutt AFB including scenes of their arrival at SAC Headquarters; a briefing by Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Broadhurst, SAC Chief of Staff; viewing radio room and SAC command post; having coffee break; listening to speech by Gen. Thomas S. Power (Reel 2, 105' -- 144') and Gen. James H. Doolittle ret. being shown through operational Atlas site (Reel 1, 263' -- 453'). Fair (Basic: Orig Neg)

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...

Power, Thomas S. (Thomas Sarsfield), 1905-

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas S. Power : oral history, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122619630 Thomas Sarsfield Power (1905-1970 was an American military officer who served as both Vice-Commander and Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command. Born on June 18, 1905 in New York City, he graduated from Barnard School for Boys and entered the Air Corps flying school in 1928, receiving his commission as a second lieut...

Broadhurst, E. B. (Edwin Borden), 1915-1965

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Edwin B. Broadhurst (1915-1965) was born in Smithfield North Carolina. He attended Smithfield High School and The Citadel College in Charleston, S.C. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1937. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, with the Field Artillery. In February 1938 he transferred to the Air Corps and entered pilot training at Kelly Field, Texas, receiving his pilot's wings in February 1939. He was then attached to the 19th Bomb Group ...