Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
Master 299 - Tape 1 Countdown: Norad Part I - Along the extreme north rim of North America stretches the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line, built in the 1950s. This series of radar outposts would signal the alarm should enemy planes attack via the polar route. Stations of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) were added in the early 1960s in Greenland and Alaska (see Greenland). South of the DEW line is the Mid-Canada line. Roughly along the United States-Canada border is the Pinetree System. All these warning systems are connected with the combined North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado, a key component in the nation's vigilance against the threat of nuclear war. Countdown: NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) - Great establishing shots of NORAD operations w/natural audio.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
GV pan of control room headquarters w/men seated at radar monitors. MS two men at radar monitor, one man calls coordinates while the other punches buttons.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
GV men rushing out of military recreation room as loud siren sounds. CUs emergency siren horn. TLS military men running to door of underground bunker. MS pan of two jets pulling out of airplane hanger, side of one reads "FC-796 U.S. Air Force".
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
MS striped doors opening, pan down to see missile is underground hanger, missile rides hydraulic lift to the surface. Low angle GV looking up at silhouetted fighter jet flying overhead. TLS U.S. Air Force fighter jet taking off.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
MCU man in control room talking on headset communications. MS profile men in control room seated at radar monitors calling coordinates, zoom to CU.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
LS several missiles lined up on launch pad, the missiles are lifted into position. GV similar shot from different angle. CU hand pushing buttons on computer control panel.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
Low angle MS/GV looking up at belly of missile as it is being lifted into an upright position.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
MCU of teen aged Caucasian girl asking "If an attack comes, would we stand a chance? Wouldn't one bomb wipe us all out?" MS air force man saying that a bomb would never reach the a city. CU man stating "Right now we are able to shot down any aircraft man is able to fly." GV plane being struck w/missile, a bright explosion occurs in the air. LS missile on launch pad, missile is released & shoots into the air leaving a thick cloud of smoke. Elevated GV of command post w/men seated at radar monitors & computers at the Chicago NORAD Sector located at Truax Field - Madison, Wisconsin (Also seen in catalog #532951).
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
CU NORAD man talking about Chicago being one of the best locations for air defense. LS dome Long Range Radar Site. MCU man at radar monitor. GV men at work in control room. Slightly elevated tracking LS from plane of unidentified air force base in flat rural location showing hangers & buildings. Aerial over unidentified Army Nike missile site.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
GV several missile on launch site in up right position. GV rotating radar system. Tracking GV of air force jet taking off. GV men writing on transparent wall map. MS American flag flying w/unidentified flag. Rear MS men seated in control at radar monitors. Rear MS man seated at radar monitor. Elevated GV of control room w/men at radar monitors. Rear MS Defense Commander seated at radar monitor. TLS several dome shaped long range missile radar sites, pull back to see missiles in up right position.
Countdown: NORAD - General Operations
DO NOT USE: Title card/credits "Countdown" - "Reporter Norman Ross" appears on screen.