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FIRST U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE CLASS of 1959 84514 (1959)

1959 · Short film · 13 min

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Presented by the U.S. Air Force, Class of ’59 is a short film that details the life and training a cadet receives at the then-new Air Force Academy at Lowry Air Force Base. The film opens with a shot of the entrance to the Air Force Academy; new cadets arrive at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver (Aurora), CO (00:39). An Air Training Officer (ATO) teaches cadets how to march and salute. Cadets participate in close order drilling (01:21). An Air Force officer addresses the new cadets at the swearing-in ceremony (01:45); bombers and fighter jets fly over the event (02:19). A cadet cleans his shoes in his room (02:58). Cadets rush to their seats in the dining hall (03:23); first-year cadets are required to sit at attention while eating their meals. Several cadets prepare to board a T-29 Flying Classroom (04:43), a plane designed for training navigators, bombardiers, and radar operators. A cadet boards a T-33 Shooting Star jet trainer aircraft (05:09). Cadets participate in daily calisthenics and an obstacle course (05:36). They march in rugged terrain (06:08) then watch several demonstrations: medics are parachuted in for a mock medical evacuation and the wounded is evacuated with a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopter; fighter jets fire rockets and drop napalm on an open field (07:12). Men gather in Arnold Hall, the Academy’s social club house (07:31) to sing and socialize. Cadets sing during a church service (08:04). Cadets take their academic books and assemble outside of their…

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Running time
13 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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