News in Brief. Strato-jet Gunners.
News in Brief. Strato-jet Gunners.
Clip: 355791_1_1
Year Shot: 1958
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1651
Original Film: 031-073-02
HD: N/A
Location: Kansas
Timecode: 00:01:32 - 00:02:37
News in Brief. Strato-jet Gunners. An unusual target range trains B-47 gunners in Kansas. Tail sections containing radar-aimed cannon are lined up on the ground, blasting away at remote controlled 'drone' target planes. Shows the weapons firing as well as the men in uniform who are operating them. Drones, when hit, release parachute and fall to ground. Man in uniform receives piece of paper (certificate, apparently) from another man, and handshake. Hands hold paper that reads: Certified Dead Eye.