Grumman Albatrosses in Snow at Alaska Air Force Base, 1951 | 16mm Film Scan

Clip of 16mm 'home movie' silent footage dating to 1951, of Grumman HU-16 Albatrosses (then called SA-16) taking off and landing in the snow at an Air Force base in Alaska. Some sections of the film have a bit of damage/degradation of some kind.

In a couple of shots, the logo for the Military Air Transport Service can be seen on the rear of the aircraft; they had stations in Elmendorf and Ladd AFB.
I believe Elmendorf is most likely, as I have footage from Anchorage airport as well.

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0:00 Pre-Takeoff
0:18 In the Air
1:04 On Ground with Craft
1:30 Takeoffs and Landings
2:43 Up Close
3:29 Formation Flyover


Songs are "President Harding March" and "Marine Corps Institute" by the United States Marine Band.

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