Opening scene shows a German Air Force Technical Sergeant student pilot manning a mobile ground control station at an airfield. He is in communication with an ME-262 aircraft, next seen taxiing, from a parking place, onto a ramp for takeoff. The Technical Sergeant at the mobile control looks through binoculars, as the jet plane passes various other aircraft getting into position for takeoff. A woman soldier, near a shack on the field, raises a flag to signal the jet to take off. It applies power and heads down the runway. View from the side of the jet breaking ground on takeoff, and landing gear beginning to retract. View inside cockpit as pilot manipulates engine controls. Glimpse of his feet on rudder pedals. Closeup from side as the jet is airborne with gear retracted. Student controller watching airplane's progress with binoculars. The student's Officer instructor pilot joins him at at the mobile control point and they converse as they watch the ME-262 in flight. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Opening scene shows a German Air Force Technical Sergeant student pilot adjusting engine controls in cockpit of an Me-262 jet airplane. Closeup of an Me-262 aircraft in flight. An officer instructor pilot with a Technical Sergeant student pilot manning a mobile ground control post in communication with the airborne Me-262. View of pilot in cockpit of an Me-262. View of airspeed indicator and glimpse of artificial horizon instrument in the cockpit. Pilot readjusting engine power controls. Closeup of the ME-262 in flight and of the mobile ground control post and then again of the ME-262 maneuvering at high speed in flight. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
German Wasserfall C-2 ground to air rocket hoisted on the dolly(trailer) is brought out from the hangar for testing during World War 2. Views of the Wasserfall C-2 ground to air rocket. Wasserfall C-2 erect on test stand IX at Peenemünde, in launching position. Technicians work on the erect rocket. They take the rocket back again into the shelter.
Preparations for test launch of German Wasserfall antiaircraft missile, during World War 2. A German officer operating the rocket's remote control device. Wasserfal C-2 ground to air rocket hoisted on the mobile launch dolly (trailer) brought out from the shelter. Technicians work on the erect rocket. Wasserfall C-2 erect on the stand in launching position. (Note: The location appears to be the island "Greifswalder Oie" - the west coast is clearly visible - along with the northern observation tower and a Wuerzburg Riese Radar.)
Technicians stand near the rocket engine. Rocket engine mounted on test stand for static firing tests. Fire from the engine. Repeated scenes of the fire testings. (World War II period).
German rocket-boosted jet engine mounted on a dolly. Number 928 is painted on the engine. This is the BMW-003 A-1 jet engine with additional liquid-rocket motor type BMW 109-178, for boosting during take-off. ( First flight was on March 26,1945)
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