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North American Aviation Promo B-45 Tornado Bomber F-86 Sabre Fj-1 Fighter Jets 88794 (1949)

1949 · Short film · 13 min

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Created by North American Aviation in 1949 to promote their newest jet aircraft, this film features the B-45 Tornado bomber and the F-86 Sabre, as well as the FJ-1 Fury. The North American B-45 Tornado 4-jet bomber is shown at (:24). It was the first operational jet to enter service with the United States Air Force as well as the very first multiengine jet bomber to have ever been refueled in midair. These planes entered into service in 1948. It is filmed gracefully taking off from the runway (:50). An aerial view from a plane above it is provided (2:36) as its wings spread over mountainous regions. The next plane to be shown off is the F-86 Sabre fighter (4:14) also known as the Sabrejet. It was a trans sonic jet fighter aircraft developed in the 1940’s. The F-86 was the U.S.’s first swept wing fighter that was able to keep up with the Soviet MIG-15 in air combat during the Korean War. This jet fighter fought in some of the earliest jet versus jet battles in history and was considered of the best fighter aircrafts in the Korean War. The pilot is seen climbing into its cockpit (4:23) and as it heads down the runway (4:41). As it soars into the sky, the jet conducts barrel rolls in the air (5:53). This is followed by the North American FJ-1 Fury (7:21) which is a carrier-based jet fighter. This was the first operational jet aircraft used in the US Navy. It had a short service life though it had won in the Bendix Trophy Race for Jets in September of 1948. This craft is filmed…

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13 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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