USAF Air Force Tactical Nuclear Air Strike Force (1956)
1956 · Short film · 20 min
Synopsis
This Cold War era film dates to 1956 and shows the Tactical Air Command Air Strike Force concept in an exercise known as Operation Mobile Baker, undertaken by the 19th Air Force out of Foster AFB, Texas. Shown in the exercise are F-84 Thunderstreak bombers, F-100C Super Sabres, and RF-84 photo recon aircraft, B-66 tactical bombers built to carry nuclear weapons in all weather, the KB-29 and KB-150 tankers. The aircraft are rapidly sent to Europe, with tankers refueling the aircraft in their…
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