USAF Blue

[EddyR]

The song USAF Blue introduction 1957. I have heard better renditions but the photo footage of the early 50's and mid 50's aircraft is very good. I like the B-47 JATO takeoff. Phil Bayly of the Tampa Bay Flyers was a B-47 pilot and told me many interesting stories of his years as a B-47 pilot.This is for Phil  and his great stories.         Ed

[Bill Little]

Doug Taffinder was a navigator on the B-47.  If you ever get the chance to talk with him about that, it is pretty interesting!

I remember the '50s and '60s being a great time for the excitement of aviation.  We were always looking up in the air when we heard an airplane!

Mongo

[Dan McEntee]

  I remember seeing this film at night when the local TV stations signed off for the night, right before the National Anthem, or when they signed on in the morning. I remember it well, thought it was very cool back then and it STILL looks very cool!
  Thanks for putting up the link!
  Type at you later,
  Dan McEntee

[Just One-eye]

Is there some optional setting in Fire Fox that interferes with viewing the videos at YouTube?  I used to watch them without any glitches at all, but now I just get a static page from the web site, with no live links leading off the page into the film.  I upgraded to a newer version of my browser, and had to re-attach most of the add-ons, but I have both varieties of "flash" applets and MS Media Player, what more is needed?

[dennis lipsett]

My first duty assignment at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho was a SAC base. Equipped with B-47 and KB-50 tankers. They were pretty much 2nd string by that time[1963] but it was always fun to watch a rato assisted take off. Even better on an ORI and all B-47's on alert had to be in the air within 15 minutes. better then watching fireworks.
Dennis