keywords: japan, u.s air force, downtown tokyo, air force aircraft, take offs and landings
Synopsis: Unedited footage was released by the United States Air Force in 1956 and has footage of military aircraft and scenes of Tokyo Japan in the mid 1950's. Shows many different models of United States military aircraft taking off, in flight, and taxiing... (read more)
Long shots of aircraft fly-by and close-up shots of military aircraft; F-86F, B-50D, F-84G taking off, T-33A, F-86F, take-off of B-47B, B-57B in flight away from camera, B-57B taxiing toward camera and fly-by, quick images of T-33A , B-57B, and a T-33A. B-50D taxiing to left, B-50D fly-by to right. T-33A fly-by. Several scenes of F-84G taking off and in flight and two takes of B-57B taking off. B-47B fly-by. Nose of stationary C-54G, close-up of two left engines with props spinning. Sequence of aerial view of five C-46F's flying in V-formation. Short image of C-54G taxiing. C-54G landing at Tokyo International Airport, taxiing toward camera, and stopping
Scenes of traffic on Tokyo streets camera pans up to framework of building under construction. Radome at Nemuro radar site -- fuel drums piled in foreground. Radar antenna rocking back and forth on top of tower. Series of scenes of traffic on Tokyo streets. Sequence of scenes of Japanese in native costumes carrying palanquin on their shoulders. Series of scenes of traffic on Tokyo streets. Series of scenes of traffic in Tokyo. Building with Japanese flag flying on top (two takes). Series of scenes of Japanese in native costumes in ceremonial parade. Series of street scenes in Tokyo from moving bus.
USAF F-86D taxiing out of hangar to left followed by an F-86F at Chitose AB, Japan. Long shots of radome and Japanese countryside from moving train. Nemuro railway station from moving train. Map on ready room wall - camera pans down to four FEAF pilots playing cards at Chotose AB, Japan(two takes). Two pilots running from ready room as alert siren sounds - one pilot boards F-86D inside hangar. Radar antenna rocking up and down on tower at seashore. CU of beam of green light on radarscope. Shows rocky Japanese seacoast - mountains in Russian held territory in background Military personnel entering MATS terminal at Tokyo International Airport. B-47B taking off to right.
Aerial long shot of Tokyo, Japan. Series of scenes of Tokyo from moving vehicle. wo F-86D's taking off toward camera. Pilot in F-86D cockpit inside hangar - crew chief on utility ladder beside pilot during alert at Chitose AB. Two F-86D's taxiing away from camera at Chitose AB. Several shots of pilot in F-86D cockpit inside hangar donning helmet and closing canopy during alert. Two F-86D's in flight to left. F-86D in flight to right. Fly-by to right of two F-86D. 417') SLATE: SCENE: 110. 418') LS of two F-86D's taxiing to right. Close-up of pilot in F-86D cockpit donning oxygen mask inside hangar at Chitose AB during alert. T-33A in flight to right. B-36J in flight, fly-by of B-36J to right. B-36J in flight. B-36J in flight with bomb bay doors opening and closing. USAF F-86D and JASDF F-86F in flight to left with Mount Fujiyama in background. F-100C in flight to right with bombs under wings and banking to left. Scenes of Mount Fujiyama. USAF F-876D and JASDF 36F flying left - Mount Fujiyama in background.
