Site of the first Nike-Hercules missile installation in Taiwan. Beachcraft Corporation Engineer, John A. Stroot, briefs a Chinese and an American officer on operation of the U.S. ARMY MQM-61A drone plane. Mechanic uses a machine to rotate the propellers of the drone. Men near the drone plane.
Views of the first Nike-Hercules missile unit placed in operational service in Taiwan. Chinese soldiers install fins on the missile. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Army, General Lo Lieh on an inspection tour of the base. A Chinese officer briefs the General during the tour. Four Nike-Hercules missiles seen on launch pad. Missiles being raised to firing position.
First Nike-Hercules missile service by Chinese Army in Taiwan. Nike-Hercules missile being raised into firing position at a base in Taiwan. Chinese troops within an enclosed area.
First Nike-Hercules missile service by Chinese Army in Taiwan. Nike-Hercules missile at the missile site as Chinese technicians approach the missile in the background. Technicians work on the missile during a practice alert. They prepare the missile for launching. Nike-Hercules missile being raised to firing position.
First Nike-Hercules missile service by Chinese Army in Taiwan. Aerial views of Nike-Hercules missile at the missile site in Taiwan. Nike-Hercules missiles being raised to firing position at the missile site.
First Nike-Hercules missile service by Chinese Army in Taiwan. A siren at the Nike-Hercules missile site. Chinese Nike missile Battalion Commander Colonel Chang Teh-Pu talks with Chief of Guided missile advisory team, MAAG Lieutenant Colonel William H. Deadwyler. Chinese soldiers look at the sky as Nike-Hercules missile is being launched. Chinese Nationalist cameramen record the launch of Nike-Hercules missile. Cameramen tilt their cameras to record the missile launch. Nike-Hercules missile being raised to firing position. Missiles being raised. Nike missile being launched as it lifts off leaving behind a fiery trail. Father of Chinese General Liu, Liu Jin-pu watches the missile launch.