V-1 rocket launcher mechanism with rollers moving slowly along launching rails. Test launchings of Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) in Germany during World War 2. Fi103 flying bomb on the snow covered field for test launching. Other buildings visible in the background.
Test launchings of German Fi103 flying bomb or rocket in Germany during World War 2. Close views of the launch stand partially covered under snow. Fi103 flying bomb mounted on the launch stand under shelter. Launch and twin lights of exhaust seen moving in the sky above the frozen lake..
Groundcrewman fueling tank of a P-47 thunderbolt aircraft of 8th Air Force in England. P47s and P-38s take off to escort B-17 bombers on mission to Emden, Germany. One P-38, tail number 42-67057, is from the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group. Scenes of American B-17 bombers in formation, escorted by P-47 and P-38 fighters. B-17s from the 95th Bomb Group (13th Bomb Wing) at Horham, UK, and B-17s from the 305th Bomb Group (40th Bomb Wing) at Chelveston, UK. Gun camera scenes of German fighters being hit by P-47 gunfire. Planes flying over clouds. Flight of four P-38s joins the formation. P-38 gun camera views of German fighters being destroyed. Scenes of crew members inside B-17 bombers under attack by fighters and flak. German fighters attacking the formation of bombers head-on.
U.S. P-47 fighter aircraft escort B-17 bombers of the Eighth Air Force in flight over Germany. Gun camera captures straffing attack against German locomotive on tracks. U.S. aircraft and German planes fight air battle. Aerial gun camera footage shows U.S. aircraft shoot down German Luftwaffe airplanes. German planes under fire and some exploding in mid-air. German planes catch fire and fall from the sky.
Training of Naval cadets in Germany. View of a body of water. Trees in the background. Boats on the water. Cadets walk towards a building. They stand in a line. An officer trains them. He addresses them. Cadets work on nautical skills, including knot tying. View of a cadet tying a bowline knot. The cadets in classroom with instructor at a blackboard. Cadets exercise and run on the field. Cadets in sailing boats at sea.
Marshal Hermann Goering arrives at a German airfield in World War II. Goering is greeted by numerous German Air Force officers. Among the high ranking officers seen are: Generalmajor Adolph Gallant, Commander of Germany's fighter force, and Field Marshal Erhard Milch. Goering chats with German fliers. He walks with Professor Wilhelm (Willy) Messerschmitt. Goering and others look at the next model of Messerschmitt fighter that will be placed into service. Views of Goering visiting war factories. views of factory operations with molten metals. Goering steps out on the Landstrasse and mingles with local workers and civilians. Children present flowers to Goering. Large crowds surround Marshal Goering and his car as he departs.