A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force. A Glide Bomb suspended from a roof in a laboratory. A B-17 bomber of the U.S. Army Air Force takes off. Glide Bomb dropped from plane. A straight flight taken by bomb towards its target leaving behind a smoke trail . Bomb falls on ground. (World War II period).
Target Seeking Controllable Glide Bomb suspended from roof of a laboratory at a U.S. Army Air Force base. An airman inspects it. Glide bomb released from a bomber takes a long flight towards its target . Stabilized bomb among the clouds during its flight. It blasts amidst trees. (World War II period).
Remote Controlled Television Glide Bombs. TV monitoring and control equipment mounted below the core of bomb. Airmen drag the cart with the bomb towards a B-17 bomber of the U.S. Army Air Force. Airmen attach glide bomb to the racks beneath the wings of the B-17. The long glide of the bomb faces its target. Massive explosion at target. The house is destroyed by the bomb. (World War II period).
A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force such as High Angle Controllable Bombs in Azimuth only, called the Azon Bomb. An Azon Bomb after being dropped from a bomber aircraft from a height of approximately 15000 feet. The bomb glides through air and moves speedily towards its target on ground. The glide is controlled by fins on its tail. (World War II period).
A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force. A pointer marks deviations from the ideal of a bomb, gliding towards its target. Workers take out tail section of a glide bomb from a case and place it on a test bench. Assembling components such as Gyro-Stabilizers, which maintain vertical position of the Rudders of the tail. Release of bomb with rudders at a 45 degree angle. Radio Controllers attached with tail section . Worker operates control lever to control the movement of tail. (World War II period).
A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force. A worker replaces cap of a bomb by a tail section. Smoke flares attached with this tail section. Bomb is placed on a cart and dragged towards a B-25 bomber aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Force. Operators work on instruments to observe the glide of the bomb through a lower gun turret well. Bomb dropped traverses towards its target on ground (World War II period).
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