Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. OPERATION PEACE SPECTOR, KADENA AB, OKINAWA, AND TAEGU AB, KOREA

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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 PEACE SPECTOR, KADENA AB, OKINAWA, AND TAEGU AB, KOREA

1947 - 1984

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Covers turnover of F-4Ds to ROKAF as part of Military Aid Program. Shows F-4Ds landing at Taegu; speeches by Korean officers and Lt Gen Robert Smith, United Nations Command C/S; includes scenes of ROKAF insignia being painted on F-4Ds at Kadena prior to turnover. Reel 1: ROLL: R-02C-143 1) Series of scenes of VIPs in stand set up in front of hangar; Maj Gen Louis Coira, Vice Commander 5th AF, Maj Gen Taylor (USA), Lt Gen Robert Smith, UNC C/S, and assorted ROK officers watching F-4D flyover. 2) CUs of ROKAF band playing, and ROKAF troop formation. 3) Sequence showing F-4Ds taxiing to halt on flight line. 103' ROLL: RO2C-l44 4) USAF and ROKAF pilots being given leis by Korean girls at turnover ceremonies. 5) CUs of Korean general and Lt Gen Smith signing acceptance papers. 6) Series of scenes of F-4Ds flying over, tilt down to ROKAF insignia on F-4D on flight line. 212' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: ROLL: R30C-241 l) LS two F-4Ds landing abreast to left. 2) Series of scenes of USAF and ROKAF pilots standing around F-4Ds talking. 3) Sequence showing F-4Ds taxiing to park, USAF/ROKAF aircrew deplaning and being greeted. 107' ROLL: R30C-242 4) Sequence showing F-4D being towed to paint area. 5) Painter on F-4D wing masking off USAF insignia. 216' ROLL: R3OC-243 6) Series of scenes of painter painting over USAF star, then starting to paint ROKAF insignia over it. 7) Painter removing masking tape. 324' ROLL: R3OC-244 8) Series of scenes of painters putting ROKAF insignia on F-4D 391' ROLL: R3OC-245 9) USAF and ROKAF pilots looking at ROKAF insignia on F-4D 10) MS and CU of Kadena main gate. 447' ROLL: R3OC-625 SLUGGED 623 11) Series of CUs of Korean general and Lt Gen Smith signing turnover papers, then ROKAF general making acceptance speech. 12) CU of Lt Gen Smith talking (entire roll intercut with MSs of Korean and US spectators). 556' ROLL: R3OC-624 13) Korean Minister of Defense speaking. 14) Series of scenes of ROK and US VIPs inspecting F-4Ds and shaking hands with ROKAF and USAF pilots. 666' ROLL: R3OC-623 15) Sequence showing ROKAF F-4Ds flying over to right, landing to right and taxiing to flight line. 16) USAF/ROKAF pilots deplaning, walking toward stands and saluting. 770' Total footage in reel.

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Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.[1] He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and of military historian ...

Smith, Robert

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Coira, Louis E. (Louis Edward), 1916-

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Louis Edward Coira (b. 1916, Bloomsburg, Penn.), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1938, received his pilot wings the next year, and served as an instructor at Kelly Field, Texas, until April 1941. During World War II, he served in the Panama Canal Zone, commanded the 25th Bombardment Squadron in Ecuador, and also commanded the 6th Bombardment Squadron. In 1943 as deputy commander he went to India with the 40th Bombardment Group, the first B-29 unit overseas during the War. In...