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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).
Air Force test pilot, Major R.L. Johnson, sets speed record in U.S. Air Force North American F-86A airplane number FU-611
Air Force Test pilot, Major R.L. Johnson, boards North American F-86A armaments test Sabrejet aircraft number FU-611 at Muroc Air Base (soon after renamed Edwards Air Force Base). Ground crew assists the pilot with chute. Pilot puts on the helmet and oxygen mask. Aircraft taxis. Aircraft in level flight -- extends and retracts speed brakes. Plane rolls to its right and dives. Men at monitoring post on the ground. Aircraft performs several low level high speed passes.Plane lands, and Major Johnson hops out of cockpit all the way to ground where he is congratulated by another Air Force major and ground crew personnel. He puts cigarette in his mouth and feels in his flight suit for a lighter. Major Johnson set an official record of 670.981 mph by flying four times over a 1.86-mile course at altitudes below 150 feet.
A rocket powered sled runs along the ground on the rails in Muroc
High speed flight testing. A rocket powered sled runs along the ground on the rails during tests carried out by Northrop engineers in Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base). The rocket powered sled breaks the speed-of-sound barrier. The unmanned sled hits a speed of 1019 miles per hour. Smoke trails. Mountains in the background.