A Controllable Glide Bomb GB-4 kept in a laboratory at a United States Army Air Corps base. Components of the Glide Bomb GB-4 seen when its striking head is opened. A B-17 bomber of the U.S. Air Force takes off. Experts locate target from inside the bomber. Television recorder and other instruments inside the bomber. The bomb glides along an aerial route leaving smoke trails behind and explodes at the target. (World War II period).
Target Seeker Guided Missile GB-6 of the U.S. Army Air Corps kept at a laboratory at a USAAC base. Two Airmen attach components to the GB-6. Testing the missile by holding a flame in front of it. B-25 bomber with an attached GB-6 takes off. GB-6 fired takes an aerial route from among the clouds and strikes its target among trees. (World War II period).
Light Seeker Guided bomb GB-5 of the U.S. Army Air Corps fired on a target at night. The bomb moves in dark seeking lighted target. It strikes the target and a massive explosion takes place. (World War II period).
Radar Seeker Guided bomb GB-7 kept at a base of the U.S. Army Air Corps. An airman removes the nose cover of the bomb. A radar antenna inside the nose with an aerial can be seen. (World War II period).
High angle controllable bombs or the Azon Bombs (VB-1 and VB-2) of the U.S. Army Air Corps. An Azon Bomb covers aerial route to strike at a target. Azon Bomb kept in a laboratory. Airmen removes the tail section which contains control units. Airman checks the movement of glide controllers in tail section by control unit. Attaching tail to an Azon Bomb placed on a cart. (World War II period).
AZON Aerial Bombs (VB-1 and VB-2 series) dropped. As seen from a bomber aircraft. Two successive bombs dropped, #64 and #105, and hit their targets. A pointer of a meter shows the deviation in the position of the bombs being dropped. (World War II period).
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