Operation Headstart (1959)

Subscribe to Nuclear Vault http://bit.ly/SubscribeNuclearVault Air Force Film Report 33, "Operation Headstart - Airborne Alert" by U.S. Air Force Covers activities of ground and flight crews during a three-month test conducted at Loring Air Force Base, Maine, to demonstrate conclusively that an airborne alert force can be maintained successfully. Source of original: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Motion Pictures Unit, Record Group 342 The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.