German soldier of ground crew sitting on large bomb being towed toward a parked German bomber aircraft during World War II. German ground crew moves a bomb in front of a Junkers Ju 88. German forces load a large bomb onto the wing of a Junkers Ju 88. German Junkers Ju 88 bomber takes off from airfield. German pilot in cockpit of Messerschmitt Bf 110 with ground crew alongside. Messerschmitt Bf 110 in flight. Squadron of German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bombers in flight. View through canopy of bomber at English Channel water. German pilots in bomber while in flight. View of cliffs of Dover, England as seen from German bomber. Aerial view of England being bombed by Luftwaffe bombers as seen from bomber. A German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bomber in high banking turn. Point of view from German planes as British Royal Air Force RAF spitfires are fired upon. German gun camera footage of dogfights and aerial combat as German aircraft battle against British Royal Air Force fighter aircraft over British skies. German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bombers flying over English city.
Steam locomotive carrying The Caliph of Tetuán, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi, arrives at Atocha Station, Madrid on May 25, 1942 for a state visit during World War II. Mulay Hassan was the second and last caliph of Tetuan and of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, reigning from 1925 to the end of the protectorate in 1956. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi shakes hands with Spanish Foreign Minister Ramón Serrano Súñer outside railroad car. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi walks along station platform with another Morocco official (possibly his father, Mohammed el Mehdi) as well as General Luis Orgaz Yoldi, Foreign Minister Serrano Suñer, and General Andrés Saliquet. They are saluted by Spanish honor guard. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes the Spanish flag at station platform and is greeted with fascist salutes he gets into a limousine. Moorish cavalry escort through the streets of Madrid. Crowd applauds along parade route. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes Moorish troops standing outside residence and greets Spanish politicians. The entourage of Mulay Hassan el Mehdi arrives at the Royal Palace of Madrid (Callede Bailén, s/n28013 Madrid Spain). At the Royal Palace of Madrid, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi awards a medal to General Francisco Franco of Spain.
German Heinkel He 111 on tarmac. Heinkel He 111 in flight drops a Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during World War 2. Camera follows Hs 293 trajectory. Very distant view of another glide bomb being dropped and slowly descending before exploding and bouncing off of water.
View of an disassembled R11 260 engine during World War 2. Men assemble the R11 260 engine before hauling it to a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Men attach the R11 260 engine to the bottom of a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb on the Heinkel He 111. Plane launches the Hs 293 glide bomb, powered by the R11 260 engine. Camera follows the trajectory of the shooting Hs 293 glide bomb before ground target. A different plane launches an Hs 294 glide bomb, also powered by the R11 260 engine.
Title card reads “Schleuder für flakzielgerät 76” (“slingshot for anti-aircraft target 76 (FZG-76)” in English). View of a V-1 “flying bomb” Walter catapult rocket launching ramp during World War 2. Men inserting piston into the V-1 Walter catapult. V-1 rocket launches from the ramp.
Title card says “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Peenemünde- West” (“Test site of the Peenemünde-West air force” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 V99 Schnittaufnahmen 4.8. 1943 HK” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 V99 cut recordings 4.8. 1943 HK” in English). A V-1 rocket, also known as a buzz bomb or doodlebug, on a launch ramp in Germany during World War 2. The Argus engine on the V-1 fires up, but the rocket fails to launch from the ramp.
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