Finn Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 A series of 5 videos showing various USAF a/c, F-100s, F-105s, F-104's, FAC 0-1s and B-57s in action in SEA: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/69617 Jari JeepsGunsTanks, Furie, crobinsonh and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Thanks for posting Finn. I loved the cowboy style ammo belt, six shooter and knife of the pilot near the end of the video. Maybe it would not have stayed on during an ejection but it does looks cool for sure. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I enjoyed seeing the B-57 rotating bomb bay door in action, but was very surprised how slow it was. Was it really that slow in actual combat, or just a slow ground mode? Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Very cool! Thank you for posting these. I was surprised to see the F-100s in the first video painted gray - the majority of photos I've seen have them in SEA camo. Perhaps this was shot shortly after those aircraft arrived in theater. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Dave Williams said: I enjoyed seeing the B-57 rotating bomb bay door in action, but was very surprised how slow it was. Was it really that slow in actual combat, or just a slow ground mode? In flight to fully open takes 4 seconds and 6 seconds to close according to the manual. Jari Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Priceless, thank you for sharing. Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Alex said: Very cool! Thank you for posting these. I was surprised to see the F-100s in the first video painted gray - the majority of photos I've seen have them in SEA camo. Perhaps this was shot shortly after those aircraft arrived in theater. These are some great films! The F-100s in the film are painted silver. As it weathered, it took on a dull tone that could look grey in some lighting. They started camouflaging them around 1965. I was impressed by the amount of runway the F-100s used to get off the ground. It looked like one didn’t lift off until ~1000 ft from the end of the runway. Heavy bomb load and high heat and humidity must’ve made for some interesting takeoffs! Ben cmayer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Here is another video, of F-100Cs this time: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148015525 Jari John1, patricksparks and firefly7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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