Air Force Now 181

Duration: 400 ft.

Year Published: 1980

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. Profile of the Air Force 604th Direct Air Support Squadron, Camp Red Cloud, Korea B&W archival footage from 1950 of the North Korean People’s Army, crossing the 38th parallel border. Combat, fighter aircraft in flight, aerial shots of bombs exploding on ground. Fleeing refugees. Air Force base, American flags blowing in wind. Present day shot of Korean Army officer looking through binoculars, tank traveling down road in hills, officers at control panels, monitors. Officers maintaining equipment in field, officers at table in field office. Commentary from Lieutenant Colonel Larry Desch, in combat gear in field. Mark 108 radio jeep traveling in hills. Fighter aircraft in flight, officers next to Mark 108 radio jeep. Commentary from Staff Sergeant Mark George “Romad.”Officers on field telephones, C/U of hand on map. Pan of hill, Mark 108 radio jeep. Korean army base, man looking though binoculars, Korean Army officers exiting building. Pan up to Korean flag. 2. Project Warrior Profile of General James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle. B&W archival footage of General Doolittle and the raid on Tokyo in 1952. B-25 Mitchell Bombers on deck of ship. Ship to ship combat. B-25 taking off from ship. Footage of Tokyo. Pilots in aircraft. B-25 dropping bombs, machine gun. Footage of General Doolittle receiving Medal of Honor from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. C/U of Medal of Honor pinned to General Doolittle’s uniform, pan up to General Doolittle’s smiling face. 3. B-52 Weapons System Trainer, Castle Air Force Base, California Aircraft taking off. Pilots in simulated flight inside the B-52 Weapons System Trainer, at control panels, radar screen, exterior of B-52 Weapons System Trainer, officers exiting systems trainer and removing helmets. Aircraft in flight on training monitor, stopping action. Officer in control booth, exterior of systems trainer. Control panel, radar screen, pilot at aircraft controls, “Flight in Progress” light illuminates on systems trainer, interior of systems trainer during bombing simulation, simulated landing.