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Cuban Crisis 220634-05.mp4 | Footage Farm

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Channel: footagefarm · 2011 · Film & Animation

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Cuban Crisis (partial)
Jan 1959 Castro enters Havana in triumph - crowds - Castro at mic.  Castro with Khruschev.  Russian ships en route to Cuba.  Khruschev pointing.  Still Kennedy with Gromyko.  Spy / reconnaissance plane over Cuba.  
Airforce rec lab - photos developed. Washington, photos being studied.  Good shots photos of missile bases.  Comings and goings at White House.  Newspaper headlines re crisis.  President Kennedy broadcast re Cuba .  Capitol at night.  Pentagon at night. Interiors Chief of staff offices.  Sec. of Defense offices.   Montage USAF base, troops arrive Guantanamo, evacuation of families.  Strategic Air Command.  Pilot briefing. Polaris submarine.  Aircraft bombed up.  Bombers take off.  Dispersal operations at national airports.  HQ Air Defence Command.  Flying radar stations (nimrod?) Montgomery Air Defense Sector.  Interiors control room, radar screen.  HQ Tactical Air Command - F-100 fighter aircraft take off from Florida bases.  F-104 take off. F-105, RV-66 and RF-101 take off.  
12:45:39 Exterior Pan American Union building.  Interior meeting organisation of American States (OAS) - empty chair for Cuba.  Aircraft carrier and other naval ships at sea.  Troops, tank. AV Airfield.  General LeMay inspects planes.  General Sweeney touring bases.  Animated map re quarantine.   Military equipment and personnel onto transport planes.  Various planes landing Florida.  
12:47:52 Training film, fighter planes dropping fire bombs, explosions.  SAC bombers in flight. Mid-air refuelling. 
12:48:46 Kremlin.  USAF planes - ends abruptly.
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