The CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet are commercial airlines and their aircraft that can be called upon by the emergency demands of the US Government at times of national emergency, war, or natural disaster to aid in the transport of emergency personnel and cargo.

The CRAF serves short haul, long haul, domestic, and Alaska. CRAF airlines in the 1960s and 70s included Airlift International, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Braniff, Capitol International Airways, Continental, Eastern, Evergreen, Flying Tigers, Hawaiian, Northwest, Overseas National, Pan American World Airways, Seaboard World, Trans International, TWA, United, Western Air Lines, Wien Alaska and World Airways, and all of these airlines appear in this 25 minute film with their classic airliners.