Introduction

A 1956 documentary, presented by Walter Cronkite, charting the rise and changing role of aviation in the military.

Outline Series 01, Episode 00 (Pilot)

A pilot must test the revised X-2 plane in flight above the earth’s atmosphere. The pilot’s brother-in-law was
killed in the X-2’s first test-flight when the plane’s controls failed

Air Power Series

You can find a full index of Air Power here.

Production & Filming Details

• Producer: Perry Wolff and Jim Faichney.
• Narrator: Walter Cronkite.
• Music: Nomran Dello Joio.
• Production: CBS Public Affairs Department Production
• in conjunction with the US Air Force.
• Release Date: 11 November 1956.
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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