1950s FOOTAGE OF LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA F-84 THUNDERJET PHOTO LAB 54994

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1950s FOOTAGE OF LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA F-84 THUNDERJET PHOTO LAB 54994

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2 ай бұрын

This silent, black-and-white and color film primarily features scenes of Luke Air Force Base during the early 1950s. It contains footage of F-84 aircraft, as well as footage of a photographic darkroom and studio / laboratory. The F-84 was one of the main attack aircraft used during the Korean War. Luke Air Force Base was originally built as Luke Army Air Field during World War II and was the largest base of the U.S. Army Air Forces during the war. In 1951 it was reactivated as an Air Force base. Located 15 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona, the base was a training site where pilots trained on the F-84. Squadrons of the Michigan Air National Guard served at the base which could explain why the film includes footage of several F-86 planes assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard and footage of an Air Force ceremony at a base near Alpena, Michigan.
(00:09) Exterior of Luke Air Force Base in Arizona
(00:20) Cars drive onto the base, located near Glendale
(00:48) The base's headquarters
(01:01) Sign for Luke AFB that includes a St. Luke caricature (?)
(01:13) Mobile control tower on a flatbed truck.
(01:29) An F-84 Thunderjet flies during training
(01:53) The aircraft, deployed extensively during the Korean War, lands on the runway
(02:21) Footage of the P-51 Mustang, marked FF-844, landing
(02:43) Slow pan of the base, airplanes and buildings can be seen
(03:12) A Staff Sergeant (E-5) answers a rotary telephone
(03:30) He pulls folders from a filing cabinet. They read: Luke Interlude! Produced by the United States Air Force. Direction Ric Hill & Casey Davis.
(03:51) The airman opens his magazine "American Photography" to a page featuring female nude models.
(04:18) A soldier uses a darkroom
(04:49) A Speed Graphic large format camera is shown.
(05:12) An airman uses an enlarger to print a photograph
(05:41) The photo paper is then dipped into darkroom trays
(05:55) The men look at the photo
(06:58) A large film processor is attended to.
(07:47) Another man uses the trays to develop a photo
(08:04) Photos sit in the final tray
(09:07) The time is four o’clock, the airmen rush with cleaning supplies
(09:32) Footage of soldiers preparing to board busses
(10:06) Two F-84 planes fly in the distance
(10:16) Aerial footage
(10:39) An airman loads artillery into the plane
(11:12) Aerial footage taken from the plane, possibly of Alpena, Michigan
(11:34) An F-86, assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard, takes off
(11:39) Members of the Michigan Air National Guard trained at Luke AFB during the Korean War
(11:43) The F-86 Sabre was designed to counter the Soviet MiG-15
(11:55) Slow-motion footage of airmen playing baseball
(12:25) Soldiers, including a color guard, stand at attention
(12:31) A man, possibly first Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Stuart Symington, exits the plane at the Alpena County airport, operated by the Michigan Air National Guard who had a base nearby.
(13:28) A military flyover
(13:41) The man in a suit delivers a short speech
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@samh3029 2 ай бұрын

My father was stationed there in the mid 50’s. He was a flight surgeon and was the first medical professional to go to the site of the 1956 mid-air collision between two commercial airliners over the Grand Canyon.

@paaat001 2 ай бұрын

My dad was assigned there and my brother was born there in 1956. Those were years before I started school and full of adventure. We lived off base in Glendale it was still in the sticks. I got bitten by a rattlesnake there (it was a dry bite). We were there for the straight wing F-84s and the birth of the Thunderbirds. Another memory was the Navy blimps flying from NAS Litchfield Park. Always exciting to see one. I think Goodyear made them there.

@Bill23799 2 ай бұрын

Litchfield Park? I wonder if there was any relation to " Litchfield Toy Store " in Glendale. We lived in Glendale from late 69 to 71.

@wulfbeeck8397 2 ай бұрын

I had my F-104 training at Luke AFB in 1967 - 1968. Senn my film about that training on my KZfaq channel : Kanal von Wulf Beeck. There is a version in English with the title "The Widowmaker". Greetings from Buddy Beeck, former F-104 pilot, German Navy at NAW 2,Eggebek, North Germany.

@stephenfitzgerald9740 2 ай бұрын

I was stationed there 1970 -1973 as a power lineman. Our shop was in one of the WW2 buildings. When I got there they were still flying F-100’s but soon changer to F-4 Phantoms and F-104’s. Met my wife while stationed there. A lot of great memories from my time there

@007smithson 2 ай бұрын

My dad was stationed there twice. First time from 68-74, at the “block house”. Second time 79-85.

@2dub2steady 2 ай бұрын

Ever give an AB a ride to Gila Bend around 1970?

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

Dad got stationed there in 80, soon after the 4’s were all ANG and we saw the last 104 shipping out, it had German iron crosses on it for the German Air Force.

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

@@007smithsonbeen there done that! What memories! We wee there 80’ to 82’

@johnjwedrall4290 2 ай бұрын

I'm loving the cars in that period of time. Thanks for the video.

@danielneuenschwander7381 2 ай бұрын

We currently live about 4 miles north of Luke AFB, here in AZ. My mom lived in Litchfield Park back in the 50's, and here noon-time lunch entertainment while working down at Goodyear Aircraft was watching the Thunderbirds practice. Now @ Luke, they fly the F-35s and F-16s, both programs I had worked on in my 40 years in aerospace manufacturing.

@life_with_bernie 2 ай бұрын

Okay, if I didn't know better I'd swear the guy at 8:45 was my dad, but dad was a surgical tech when he got out, right around the time my sister was born. I know he was at Luke during this period, after washing out of flight school and before being shipped to Japan. He never mentioned working in the photo lab at Luke, but he did have an interest in photography.

@CEOkiller 2 ай бұрын

3:54- looks like he’s about to get some “stick time”.

@DavidGalich77 2 ай бұрын

The acoustic guitar and beats were soothing. Watching this Memorial day 2024.

@josemoreno3334 2 ай бұрын

What a great video. Cold War History. I'm retired USAF and today i live about 20 miles west of Luke AFB. F-35s and F-16s fly by my home daly. The Sound Of Freedom.👍🪖

@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын

Damn... what's 20 miles west of Luke? You must really be out in the desert. West of the White Tanks? I didn't realize anything was out there :-) Thanks!

@Batters56 2 ай бұрын

I think the most interesting thing for me is the cartoons on the main signs for the base. That’s quite some change in society.

@jerrystaley1563 2 ай бұрын

These clips of Luke AFB look quite similar to that of Nellis AFB when I was a kid back in the early 1950s. The USAF then worked on a shoestring budget with in-house PR, bare minimum amenities and base model cars unlike today. The only vendor operations seems to be the Greyhound busses for relocations. Of course, the US wasn't 35 TRILLION dollars in debt either. You gotta love the tech sergeant with the nudes in his Photography magazine. Just keeping up with the latest photo techniques and equipment! JJS

@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын

Some of those flying portions were not filmed at Luke. There are no natural treelines like that nor the long, flat vistas w/o mountains. Luke was /is surrounded by desert and ag land with mountains in view in all directions...

@LivingandEnduring 2 ай бұрын

I like the music. Goes well with the images and area.

@skeptical2649 2 ай бұрын

I was in USAF 1965-69. Bases still had many of those old WW II buildings.

@ramman5784 2 ай бұрын

All old building at Luke were replaced in the 80's except two. The Headquarters building that was shown in the beginning and the Chapel. Both are on the registry of historic buildings. The Air Force was allowed to replace the walls and interior but not the roof. So that's what they did.

@mariofilippi3539 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this very much, a good slice of life in an AFB those days, thanks.

@leevjr686 2 ай бұрын

The formation flyover is a group of F-89s which may also be from the Michigan ANG as some were stationed at Selfridge. Another flyover was in the F-80s.

@KenCrandall-ot7uv 2 ай бұрын

I was stationed there from 73 - 76 , 58th Field Maintenance , S/M worked on F-4's & F-15's !

@beatone2000 2 ай бұрын

I was stationed there in 1976-79. I was a welder on the F15s and F4 phantoms. I will never forget the great time i had there. I now live 2 miles from the base retired.

@davidblueeyes1761 2 ай бұрын

I was there 1977-1979. F-4 making way for F15's

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

We were there in 80’ I remember the 15’s, if I remember right the 555 triple nickel and the 550 screaming eagles were there.

@MrDastardly 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful photo lab equipment. Love it. 👏👏

@tombrickhouse-growthmatrix6201 2 ай бұрын

Very bright safelights ;~)

@stevegonzales3612 2 ай бұрын

Walking into some of the buildings now (2024) is like going back in time to the 70's. Luke differently needs some major upgrades.

@jakeroberts7435 2 ай бұрын

I was born on an AFB in west Texas during this time period, l don't really remember very much about it, l was very small and unlike Chuck Norris l didn't build the hospital l was born in. But as a full fledged brat l feel qualified to comment, cheers to all.

@jaminova_1969 2 ай бұрын

How crazy was that? Saber Jets and P-51 Mustangs! Studebaker's & Jeeps! And Nudes without heads! Kinda creepy! Great film though and I like the improvised title cards!

@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын

Nudes without faces... there is a difference :-)

@kenblock6186 2 ай бұрын

Don’t mind the music. Better than a narrator.

@R32R38 2 ай бұрын

Interesting tie-in between Stuart Symington and the airmen playing baseball: many years later, as Senator from Missouri, Symington was instrumental in bringing about the Kansas City Royals.

@glhx2112 2 ай бұрын

Hmm.... those Mustangs almost look like "H" models. Arizona ANG flew them back in those days.

@JustReed 2 ай бұрын

In those days, Luke AFB was in the boonies.

@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын

It was still the boonies when I grew up there in the 60s and 70s :-) Great times!

@benzman7658 2 ай бұрын

My Late Brother Robert was there in 1960-1963 as a weapon mechanic. F-100. Day after getting out went to work for Lockheed spending 33 years with them passing away in 1997.

@cauffeebrewer8514 2 ай бұрын

1957 was only 27 years before I moved to Phoenix. It’s been 26 years since I left Arizona. Makes me feel old when I do the math.

@jimgrant4348 2 ай бұрын

In high-school I took photojournalism. We always wore heavy rubber gloves when developing film or photos. I just wonder how many military personnel become ill due to exposure to those chemicals. I can't imagine placing my bare hands in the chemicals and having them on my hands for hours at a time. What we knew then and what we know now.

@DavidRowbotham-gu7kz 2 ай бұрын

OMG, it's called chemical sensitization and it is not recognized by the VA. I'm a expert. PH2

@Bill23799 2 ай бұрын

They misspelled " HEADQUARTERS " on that building. The correct spelling is " Puzzle Palace ".

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

Dad called it by right name in the 80’s 😂

@sillyone52062 Ай бұрын

At the crossroads of aviation history, T-84's operating alongside F-51 Mustangs.

@joebufford2972 2 ай бұрын

I like the ones with narration

@ypaulbrown 2 ай бұрын

those guys in the photo lab sure were beating the crap out of those prints......and swimming in chemicals.....looked like their first day in the lab to this old photographer....

@hammer3921 2 ай бұрын

My Dad was a dentist at Luke from 56-58. I was born at an off base hospital.

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

omg, my dad was the same! 80-82! Used to get hassled in school (I went to Pendergast) kids always bugged when I’d tell them he was in the A.F. As a DDS they said A.F. Didn’t have Doc’s…. SMH lol😅

@mattottie6410 2 ай бұрын

Was there from 1975 to 1979, did not look like the Luke AFB I saw, you sure this was LukeAFB, AZ.

@creativeloafer9792 2 ай бұрын

My father was there 1975-1979 (his retirement)! I remember him mentioning EMS (Equip. Maint. Squadron). Favorites - Commissary and BX trips! Not so favorites - hospital (shots) and that awful smelly day care (I still can’t stand the smell of Pine-Sol).

@billbright1755 2 ай бұрын

Frank Luke Jr. Medal of Honor.

@geraldrembert2461 2 ай бұрын

I was here from May 1968 to June 1971

@braised44 2 ай бұрын

All of that equipment that you see here..... is now at the bottom of a landfill!

@dvgebhart 2 ай бұрын

Would rather just see the video than listen to that music!

@dennythomas8887 2 ай бұрын

that's why KZfaq has a mute button. I use it all the time

@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын

MUTE

@arthurbickle5757 2 ай бұрын

I was there 76 to 80 F4 phantoms

@donmcatee45 2 ай бұрын

I remember the 4’s leaving!

@richardmitchell3037 2 ай бұрын

You know you're getting old when you remember your Air Force dad wearing khakis...

@mattottie6410 2 ай бұрын

We in 1974 were the last to be issued 1505 Khakis, I liked them better than the blue uniform.

@markdraper3469 2 ай бұрын

You know you're old when you're one who wore them. Luke was my last duty station '74-76.

@hamzaouamrouche57 2 ай бұрын

Good Luck Soldiers

@user-fi2ix7mr6i 2 ай бұрын

@13:11 that looks like G. Menan Williams,,,(on the right), Governor of Michigan,,,trade mark "bow tie". Only gov. I remember that wore one that i recall. Could be wrong. Im from Mich. 73 now.

@sammysouth8372 2 ай бұрын

As an AF retiree I would’ve loved to have watched this video. Just couldn’t stomach the weird music

@fiendish67 2 ай бұрын

Are you unable to control the volume on your device? There is no narration on the video. If there were silence on the video it would have been the same as having the volume turned off. You would not have missed anything. Your comment is irrelevant, absurd and as unnecessary as the music on the video.

@sammysouth8372 2 ай бұрын

@@fiendish67 it got a dumbass like you all hot and bothered’ didn’t it😂🤣😂🤣😂

@jonnieinbangkok 2 ай бұрын

Dig the cars; is the audio some Pink Floyd track I'm unaware of 🤔

@davewallace8219 2 ай бұрын

Early 60s surf music

@ClausB252 2 ай бұрын

That first car grille 😬

@stephenmarshall4414 2 ай бұрын

It is a 1950 Buick.

@briancooper2112 2 ай бұрын

P-51. Korea?

@tristanholland6445 2 ай бұрын

F-51 after 1947 I’m thinking this was filmed in 1954 because all of the Airmen have Air Force uniforms even though founded in 1947 it wasn’t until 1953 that the uniforms were finalized and issued. Prior to that it was a mix of USAF and Army uniforms and men that had be transferred from Army could still wear Army rank and insignia up to the full uniform adoption. Source I’m a former Air Force veteran and massive aviation history guy.

@briancooper2112 2 ай бұрын

@@tristanholland6445 F51 in mid 50's?

@briancooper2112 2 ай бұрын

@@tristanholland6445 naming the P51 F51 was stupid.

@user-fi2ix7mr6i 2 ай бұрын

Flat Top haircuts ,,,ahhh the good ol days

@ChadtheHammer 2 ай бұрын

3:53 Oh my... lol

@briancooper2112 2 ай бұрын

F-84.

@firemedic6509 2 ай бұрын

F-86 MiG killers.

@kimberlina68 2 ай бұрын

Dear God, he was looking at porn ogtaphy. Wtf,?

@creativeloafer9792 2 ай бұрын

I saw that! Those girls were naked!!!!!

@winnerscreed6767 2 ай бұрын

That wasn't porn that was art. Used to be normal for a guy to want to look at nude women...rather than each other.

@suzanneterrey4499 2 ай бұрын

It happens from time to time.

@AlexejSvirid 2 ай бұрын

The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)