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Launch of German V-2 rockets; a V-2 explodes in the launching pit at Peenemunde, Usedom island, Germany; V-2 destruction in England

Launching of German V2 rockets (guided missiles) from Peenemunde, Usedom island, Germany, during World War 2. German V-2 in launching position, technicians and equipment in area are preparing to launch the missile. Two civilian technicians and a uniformed German military officer walk across launch area toward V-2 rocket. Workers and technicians gathered around the V-2 base. The missile about to be launched. Smoke emitted from the exhaust section. Launching of V-2. Launching pit at Peenemunde showing a V-2 prior to launching. Rocket engine starts, rocket begins to rise slightly, and then the V2 rocket topples over and explodes in the launching pit. Another scene showing the successful launching of a German V-2 guided ballistic missile. Brief view of a street in England showing results of a V-2 impact on surrounding buildings. Scene of devastation and rubble from V-2 rocket explosion. Two British boys hand a chair to one another across rubble. Another V-2 impact site in England, United Kingdom, showing a row of houses with one or two completely destroyed a rocket.

Date: 1944
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071935
German troops launch V-2 rockets heading to England (WW2)

Germany launch V-2 rockets against England, United Kingdom during World War II. View of the skies. A V-2 rocket in flight after its launch. Rocket contrails form from V-2 rockets in flight. A V-2 rocket in flight as seen from the ground. German soldier uses a pair of binoculars while another uses a gun sight to watch the launch of V-2 rocket. V-2 rocket contrail forms an arc shaped path. Another rocket launches upwards. German soldiers look up and watch. The V-2 rocket disappears from plain sight.

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080058
V-2 rocket crashes during testing at White Sands proving ground in New Mexico, United States

A failed V-2 rocket test at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. A United States V-2 rocket is being transported in a carrier to the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico. V-2 rocket in launch tower. The V-2 rocket launches from the launch pad. Shortly after take-off, the V-2 rocket veers off course, beginning its descent. V-2 rocket crashes and explodes, creating a thick cloud of smoke.

Date: 1946, November 11
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037419
Operation Sandy, launch of captured German V-2 rocket from USS Midway, after World War II

View from Bridge as forward section of a U.S. Navy Battleship is being lashed by heavy seas and winds. Closeup of sailors bailing water out ot a gun emplacement on deck. Weather instruments being battered by the gale. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher blown partly off its catapult by the severe winds and weather. Complete change of scene. Aerial view of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Midway (CVB-41) in the Atlantic ocean. Closeup of technicians preparing a captured German V-2 rocket for launching from her deck, while she is moving, underway, during Operation Sandy. Closeups of Admiral William H.P. Blandy, Atlantic Fleet Commander, and Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, on deck of the Midway. A large liquid oxygen tank is brought up on an elevator from the hangar deck and the LOX fuel is piped into the V-2 rocket. View of firefighters standing nearby. View of the V-2 rocket standing upright on the Midway's deck. "Sandy"stenciled on the side of the V-2. View of the V-2 rocket being fired and launched from the Midway's flight deck. The Admirals and other officers observing the rocket launch. The rocket disappearing from view.

Date: 1947, September 6
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034464
Test flights of German missile A-4 V2 rocket in Peenemunde. First fully successful flight on Oct. 3, 1942.

Opening slate mentions speed and pressures generated in the test launch of A4 V2 rocket. The rocket launches and appears to be successful, moving up and out of sight. However, some white smoke descends and lingers in the atmosphere afterwards. The next slate states that the causes of the malfunctions have been identified and corrected. It is followed by a slate showing date of 3 October, 1942, and another about last instructions before the 3rd launch. German rocket scientist, Konrad Dannenberg, is seen discussing matters with several German officers at the test site. The next slate reads: 1558 hours (3:58 PM) followed by one reading: Fire free. A German officer is seen speaking those words into a microphone. Camera shows a technicians hand as he sets firing switches on a control panel. ;Closeup of V2 rocket engine firing up. The rocket ascends successfully and disappears from sight. (Note: The footage at the end of clip showing the successful Oct 3 flight of A-4 V2 rocket was reportedly part of a film shown to Hitler at his Wolfe's Lair in 1943.) (World War II period).

Date: 1942, October 3
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675037449
Robot bomb launching sites and wide gaze tracks for bringing bombs in Cherbourg, France (WWII)

Ninth Airforce North American P-51 Mustang fighters shoot down V1 and V2 rockets in Southern England during World War II. Crowds inspect damage caused by V1 and V2 rockets, also known as “robot bombs”. A crater formed by German robot bombs. A soldier collects fragments while inspecting the crater. Soldiers inspect remains and debris of robot bombs. Civilians watch the soldiers assess the bomb crater and collect rocket fragments for further testing. Aerial view of an unfinished V1 and V2 rocket launch site on the Cherbourg Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France. The main rocket ramp is seen on the launch site. A crane at the unfinished launch site. A concrete strip under construction. An unfinished section at the Cherbourg rocket launch site. The rich concrete mixture used in the construction of the massive installation is reinforced by lattice-type steel rods (half inch thick woven in squares). Unfinished and destroyed platforms from 29 rocket launch installations made by German forces at Cherbourg before the Normandy landings. Large solid underground structures intended as showrooms for shells and equipment. Unfinished or damaged narrow-gauge railroad used for supplies and construction. Carts are seen on the railroad. Netting laced with metal leaves to prevent fading is used for camouflage. A soldier arranges green coverings outside a bunker. A man stands on a crater. Wide gauge tracks to bring bombs to the platform. Some parts of the installation are bombed by Allied bombers.

Date: 1944, June 24
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044559
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