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A-4 missile crashes onto the launch pad during a test firing in Peenemunde, Germany.

Misfiring of German ballistic missile A-4 during tests in Peenemunde, Germany. A-4 missile on a launch pad. Missile crashes onto the launch pad after loosing power. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. Launch pad on fire. Smoke rises due to the fire. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077965
A-4 missile crashes into the launch pad leading to fire and smoke during a test firing in Peenemunde, Germany.

Misfiring of German ballistic missile A-4 during tests in Peenemunde, Germany. A-4 missile on a launch pad. Missile crashes into the launch pad after loosing power. A gauge shows a reading. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. Launch pad on fire. Smoke rises due to the fire. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077966
A-4 missile aka V-2 rocket, fails to launch and tips over during a test firing in Peenemunde, Germany.

A-4 missile on a launch pad. Also known as the V-2 rocket, this missile barely makes it off of its launch pad before losing power, then tipping over. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. Launch pad on fire. Smoke rises due to the fire. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077967
An A-4 missile explodes after hitting the launch pad during a test firing in Peenemunde, Germany.

Misfiring of German ballistic missile A-4 during tests in Peenemunde, Germany. A-4 missile on a launch pad. Missile crashes into the launch pad after loosing power. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077968
Take off of the General Motors GM A-1 'Bug' missile from a launching automobile in Muroc, California.

A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. General Motors power-driven bomb (GM A-1 Bug), number 9 on tail, in Muroc, California. Technicians work on the same. The bomb is raised into position for attaching to the launching automobile by means of a hoist on a truck. The missile is nick named the 'Bug'. Technicians work at the automobile being driven beneath the suspended missile. The missile is radio controlled. The automobile specifically built for the launch of the missile is powered by two 165 HP Cadillac engines attached to a single drive shaft. Attaching the 'bug' missile to the launching car. The tractor and the hoist are removed. The automobile is driven across terrain at Muroc. A testing station for testing radio control section of aircraft during test. A technician checks over the radio equipment and shows television camera and equipment used for test. The automobile start at a high speed across the launching strip. Take off of the missile from the automobile. 'Bug' missile in flight. Views from a control aircraft beside the GM A-1 Bug while the Bug is in flight. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046002
A television controlled GB-4 missile is dropped from a B-17 aircraft in the United States.

A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A GB-4 radio controlled bomb is suspended from a chain hoist in a work laboratory. This is a television controlled missile. Attaching television equipment to the bottom of missile. A B-17 takes off and is directly overhead. The B-17 in flight, GB-4 attached to its bottom. Interior of the aircraft shows television equipment as a bombardier prepares to drop a missile. The television equipment being put into operation. The B-17 drops the GB-4 missile. Interior of the aircraft shows the bombardier following the course of missile on the television equipment. GB-4 missile dives down towards a train. The locomotive moves across a flat open terrain. The missile hits the target area. The GB-4 missile dives towards a target building. It strikes the ground directly in front of the same and crashes through the building. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046005