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Hot lava destroys buildings in a village near Mount Vesuvius in Italy .

Civilians empty their village in Italy due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Hot lava pushes through the streets of the village and destroys everything in its path. A wall of a building cracks and tumbles. Smoke and dust in the streets. Cracks on the buildings.

Date: 1944, March 23
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046508
Hot lava destroys buildings and pushes through the streets of a town near Mount Vesuvius in Italy.

Hot lava of Mount Vesuvius destroys a town in Italy. Fire from lava destroys an orchard. Hot lava pushes through streets of the town and destroys everything in its path. A building tumbles down. Smoke and dust in the streets. A wall with a statue of Jesus Christ falls down. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, March 23
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046509
Civilians watch damaged buildings and ruins due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.

Hot lava from Mount Vesuvius destroys a town in Italy. Hot lava in the streets of the town. Damaged buildings and ruins of the buildings. Women watch from a balcony at a hilltop. Children sit and watch. Civilians carry their belongings.

Date: 1944, March 23
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046510
Technician demonstrate attaching of Razon tail to bomb in United States.

A film titled 'Razon' by the Strategic Services, United States. Dropping of a 1000lb 'Razon' bomb or VB3. Man attaches the bomb's Razon tail. The tail Contains a Radio receiver fed by an antenna. Power supply is a 24 volt battery. A technician with a automatic Gyro stabilizer, the primary unit. He inspects the control rudders and elevators. He attaches a 600,000 candle power flare to the tail cover. The bomb is rocked during inspection. A control stick and transmitter used to check the rudders and elevators. The completed bomb with Nose arming tail arming. Technicians wheel the bomb on a carrier. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046520
Bomber make manipulation with the help of Norden sight and control stick for accurate dropping of Razon bomb in United States.

A film by Strategic Services, United States. Carrier of the Razon bomb on an air strip. The carrier contains an antenna, transmitter unit and control stick. Bomber controls Norden sight from the carrier. Animated diagram shows mirror of Norden sight. Bomber makes a modification called crab. View through Norden sight. Bomber makes manipulations, he moves the stick to control and pint point accurate dropping of bomb through radio control. Diagram shows image of target dropping in relation to bomber. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046521
Demonstration of targets covered by uncontrolled and Razon bombs in United States.

A film by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), United States. Demonstrates the accuracy and effectiveness of Razon control bomb drop. Two bombs dropped from plane, one Razon another uncontrolled bomb. Razon bomb drops on target and uncontrolled way left from center. Bomber controls the Razon and it drops slightly off the target lacking in accurate range. Diagram shows coverage of target in the radius of 500 feet. It shows the dropping of 11 Razons. Maximum distance from target of uncontrolled bomb is 1560 feet and 360 feet is of Razon. Diagram of enemy battleship and Razon covering the target. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046522