f-80

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National Archives Identifier: 65009 (Partial Sound) Summary: Reel 1: XF-84 -- Scenes at Muroc Air Force Base. 1) F-84 stationary near hangar area. 2) F-84 taxiing. 3) F-84 taking off. 4) AS F-84 banking off to left. XF-85. 5) Several ground shots of the XF-85 stationary. 6) CS Pilot putting wings up into position, B-29 in bg (Scenes taken at Muroc). 7) Good coverage of the XF-85 being moved down into pit for loading into B-29. 8) Good coverage of hoisting of the XF-85 out of the loading pit into bomb bay of B-29. 9) LS B-29 taxiing at Muroc, XF-85 in bomb bays -- hangars in bg. 10) LS Pan L to R, B-29 take-off, XF- 85 attached to bomb bay. 11) AS B-29 in flight, XF-85 hanging from launching apparatus. 12) Excellent shots of the XF-85 being dropped from the B-29. 13) ADS XF-85 in flight. 14) Excellent shots of the XF-85 in flight. 15) ACS XF-85 maneuvers into position to hook back on to the B-29. 16) Good coverage of aerial hookup between XF-85 and B-29. 17) XF-85 moves up into position -- accident happens, the XF-85 plummets downwards. 18) ADS XF-85 in flight. 19) ADS Crashed XF-85. 20) GS Showing demolished cockpit of the XF-85. 21) ADS Fire trucks, crash crews, near XF-85. 22) A. Single B-29 in flight with XF-85 attached to the undercarriage. 23) ACS XF-85 maneuvers into position for aerial hookup with B-29. 24) Good coverage on the hookup. 25) ACS XF-25 being pulled up into bomb bay of B-29. 26) LS Pan R to L: B-29 landing, XF-85 in bomb bays. XF-86. 27) Good ground coverage, all angles, XF-86 stationary at Muroc. 28) LS Pan L to R: XF-86 take off at Muroc. 29) A. single XF-86 in flight, gear down. 30) LS L to R: XF-86 approaching for landing and landing. XF-87. 31) High-angle shots, XF-87 turn tests showing pilot and co-pilot in cockpit. 32) LS R to L XF-87 take-off at Muroc. 33) A. single XF-87. 34) LS XF-87 landing at Muroc [Quality: Good]. Reel 2: XF-88. 1) GS Muroc, showing the XF-88 taxiing near hangars. 2) LS Pan L to R, XF-88 take off. 3) A. single XF-88, gear down. 4) XF-88 retracting gear. 5) LS L to R XF-88 approaches for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-89. 6) CS Tug pulling the XF-89 at Muroc. 7) LS L to R, XF-89 taking off. 8) A. single XF-89 in flight with gear down. 9) LS, L to R, XF-89 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-90. 10) Several ground shots, XF-90 stationary at Muroc. 11) Excellent shots, R to L, of XF-90 and F-80 take off at the same time. 12) XF-90 smoke trails. 13) A. single XF-90. 14) LS R to L, XF-90 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-91. 15) Several ground shots of XF-91 stationary. 16) PS R to L of XF-91 take off. 17) A. single XF-91. 18) PS R to L of XF-91 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. 19) Stationary shot, XF-92A at Muroc. 20) PS R to L XF-92A take off. 21) A. single XF-92. 22) A. single XF-92 with gear down. 23) LS R to L, XF-92A approach for landing and landing at Muroc. X-1. 24) GS X-1 engines start. 25) X-1 starts down runway for take off. Camera follows X-1 to take off in far bg. 26) LS Camera pans with X-1 as it takes off at Muroc. 27) LS L to R/X-1 approach for landing and landing Muroc. X-4. 28) Several stationary shots, X-4 at Muroc. 29) PS, R to L X-4 taking off. 30) A X-4 and F-80 in flight. 31) A. single X-4 in flight. 32) LS X-4 taxiing. Good