Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES STEWART TOURS BASES

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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. BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES STEWART TOURS BASES

1964

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Summary: Covers tour by Brig Gen James Stewart USAF (Res) during his two-week active duty training period. Reel 1, 937': 1) Brigadier general's star on staff car tag. 2) Brig Gen James Stewart USAF (Res) being fitted in CSU-3/P anti-G cutaway garment, seat harness, flight helmet and mask. 3) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) being briefed by Capt John D. Brown on F-4C ejection seat and emergency procedures and talking with Col Frank K. Everest, Jr. 4) Ground crews around F-4C in hangar at MacDill AFB. 5) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) climbing into F-4C rear cockpit inside hangar and on flight line at MacDill AFB. Reel 2, 884': 1) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) arriving by staff car at Press Site No. 2, being briefed by Maj John W. Whiteside and leaving site by staff car. 2) MS's of signs: ATLANTIC MISSILE RANGE PRESS SITE 2 AFMTC and CAPE KENNEDY AIR FORCE STATION, JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. 3) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) and Col Everest preflight checking F-4C in hangar accompanied by Col Bankson (USA). 2) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) walking to and climbing into F-4C cockpit. 3) D-4C taxiing form parking position and onto runway at MacDill AFB. 4) Hand pointing out features of F-4C ejection seat. 5) MCU's sign: OPERATIONS 4453 COMBAT CREW TRAINING SECTION (F-4C). 6) Brig Gen Stewart USAF (Res) entering 1365th Photo Squadron Headquarters building with Brig Gen Robert W. Hall, Comdr APCS, MATS, touring facilities and being briefed by Lt Col Bauer (Orlando AFB). Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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Stewart, James, 1908-1997

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James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart had a film career that spanned over 55 years and 80 films. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, Stewart epitomized the "American ideal" in twentieth-century United States. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors. Born and raised i...

Hall, Robert W. (Robert Windeck), 1911-1998

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Everest, Frank Kendall, 1920-

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