Life-Line For Downed Pilots
Life-Line For Downed Pilots
Clip: 426491_1_1
Year Shot: 1964
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1731
Original Film: 037-101-04
HD: N/A
Location: Florida
Timecode: 00:26:36 - 00:27:40
The Air Force reveals a new technique for rescuing pilots in remote areas. A balloon lifts a 500 foot line aloft and a rescue plane snags the cord and reels the downed pilot. The air force reviews a new rescue device, they release a helium filled balloon floats a line 500 feet long and the man braces himself as the rescue plane nears. The life line is snagged by the plane and he is reeled in as the plane flies overhead. The first man to make this leap into safety is Captain Nelson Gow. shot of Capitan Gow hanging from this wire as the plane is flying. From inside the plane with the hatch open, Capitan Gow is pulled in.