Made by North American Aviation, this silent film was used by the company as “B-Roll” in corporate productions. The film begins with footage at N.A.S. Pensacola of the T-2 Buckeye Jet Trainer. At 1:24 trainers are seen flying in formation. At 3:45 the company’s F-100 Super Sabre is seen, tail # 41966. A parachute assisted landing is seen at Edwards AFB at 7:25. At 13:30,an ejection seat test is shown with crash test dummies. At 14:00 a rocket sled is used to further enhance the testing. We’re not certain of the aircraft this system was being tested for…
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