Air Force Day (1948)

Unissued / unused material. Air Force Day in United States of America (USA). Elevated shot Super Fort aeroplane with crowds looking at it (Washington). MS people queuing to look inside aircraft. CU boys pointing skywards. LS B36, world’s largest bomber, flying overhead. MS Super Fort landing after coming from Germany. MS Fortress plane leaving Tokyo, Japan. Japanese girls waving goodbye. CU pilot (Seattle). MS runway, as seen from plane’s nose as it lands. MS Fortress about to land. CU airman and wife embracing (2 shots) (Muroc Lake, California). CU Major Richard Johnson putting on crash helmet. MS F86 Jet flying at Muroc Lake, California. LS F86 speeding past camera (3 shots). Date on original dope sheet is 24/09/1948. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT Brit