U.S. AIR FORCE TACTICAL WEAPONS EFFECTS TESTS F-105 THUNDERCHIEF & F-100, F84F, F-104 JETS 52314

This 1963 color film, SFP-1214 “Tactical Weapons Effects Tests” is produced by the United States Air Force. January 1963, the Air Force performed tactical weapons test against difficult air and ground realistic limited war targets while flying at high speed. Each test shows massive explosions and/or targets in flames. Planes shown throughout the film include the F-105, F-104, F-100, F-84F, YC-123H, and C-130. The types of targets created are shown (1:30-1:54). The aircraft camera film is removed for delivery to Air Force Army Command elements. The developed black and white photos are studied; targets circled and shown (1:55-2:29). The first test for the F-105 Thunderchief was to bring down a radio controlled jet fighter using explosive and armor-piercing incendiaries (2:30-3:00). The F-100 Super Sabre also destroys a radio-controlled plane going 180 mph (3:01-3:22). The F-104 Starfighter tests a Sidewinder missile (3:23-3:47). F-105s test a napalm attack at a simulated forward field (3:48-4:00). F-104s test their Gatling guns for strafing damage against a camouflaged parked jet aircraft (4:01-4:18). The F-105 tests a Zuni rocket against an airstrip target (4:19-4:30). F-100s are used to test napalm against missile site guidance control (4:31-4:49), against an anti-aircraft position (4:50-5:05), and using 2.75” rockets against a maintenance tent area (5:06-5:26). F-84F Thunderstreaks test napalm against a larger maintenance tent area (5:27-5:48). A Bullpup missile from an F-100 destroys a concrete bunker (5:49-6:03). An instantaneous fused missile is launched (6:04-6:24). A Zuni rocket attacks a command post bunker from an F-100 and the concrete damage assessed, followed by an F-105 attack (6:25-7:13). Attacks on mortar positions were carried out by the F-104 and damaged test mannequins shown (7:14-7:40). F-84s also strike mortar positions using napalm (7:41-7:59). F-104s attack an artillery piece (8:00-8:27). A fuel dump is hit by a F-104 Gatling guns (8:28-9:06). F-105s each drop 16 750-pound bombs on a large area target (9:10-9:47), followed by Gatling gun attacks on a convoy (9:48-10:14), and destroying a radio-controlled helicopter while attacking at 460 mph (10:15-10:48). A Bullpup missile from an F-100 destroys a heavily-armored tank (10:49-11:36). F-104s napalm a convoy (11:37-12:18). A jungle-type four-section pontoon bridge is destroyed by B-26 rockets (12:19-12:49). F-104s napalm tank targets (12:50-13:22). The F-100D uses rockets against a Howitzer, and footage from the target shows the rocket pattern (13:23-14:00). Rockets are used against simulated water landing boats and vehicles (14:01-14:55). The danger to the pilots is shown when the aircraft hasn’t completely cleared the area before delayed explosions occur. The F-105 and F-100 are hit by fragments, forcing the pilots to eject (14:56-16:07). F-100s and F-104s attack an immobile train target using the Bullpup guided missile and rockets (16:08-17:03). Also tested was the landing and take-off capabilities of the Fairchild YC-123H (17:04-18:15). The C-130 Hercules skims the ground and drops off a weapons carrier without landing (18:16-18:39). Its short field landing and take-off capabilities were tested in soft clay (18:40-19:40). Misses and weapon malfunctions from earlier footage are shown (19:41-19:52). The film closes with guns, rockets, bombs, missiles, and napalm (20:27-21:02).

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