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212 Part of the Spectrum series, Alvin loaded on the Air Force plane

 Item — Shelf: A5
Identifier: 30120005899

Scope and Contents

Alvin loaded on plane at Otis Air Force base to look for the H-bomb in Spain. 0:01 Alvin inside airplane. 1:12 exterior of Alvin in plane. 2:28 Alvin on flatbed truck. 3:49 Bill Rainnie and others watching crane lift Alvin off flatbed. 5:45 close-ups of unidentified people. 6:25 installing equipment in Alvin. 7:55 loading Alvin onto airplane. 10:15 Val Wilson. 12:21 Val Wilson, Bill Rainnie, Marvin McCamis. 13:21 installing rear propeller (McCamis, Wilson). 15:07 Wilson, McCamis and unidentified person installing hatch on sphere. 17:05 unidentified person checking fluid levels. 18:55 unidentified people working on equipment. 22:25 George Broderson. The runtime for this video is 25m 10.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1975

Conditions Governing Access

Original recordings are restricted for preservation reasons. Contact Institution Archivist for access options at dla@whoi.edu.

Extent

1 reel : 16 mm, 600 ft

Language

From the Record Group: English

General

This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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