Men stand at the entrance of the Boeing GAPA project building at the Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. A small high-velocity rocket is fired prior to launching. Launching of the Model 601 missile. Streak of smoke arises from the missile in the blue sky. Men using theodolite to track the rocket. A radar dish rotating while tracking rocket. Rocket smoke trail forming an arc-shape. The 602 Model missile launches from launchpad.
A Jeep or hauls a 13 foot rocket to launch tower. Men putting the rocket into place in launcher. The smoke flare signal rises on top of the control house. The rocket and its flame from exhaust is seen from its vertical tower launch pad. The acid fueled rocket misfires and fails to launch.
Men prepare to launch the Martin Matador MX-771 missile, a surface-to-surface guided missile. Civilian and military spectators, Captain McGovern stand beside a control truck. The third Martin Matador MX-771 missile before launching. A red smoke emits as a flare on signal truck. A man signaling. The Matador MX-771 missile firing as JATO bottle drops off from the missile after its launch.
Graphic "B-29" with artist rendering behind. An early Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Wright Airfield (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Dayton, Ohio. A tracked vehicle tows the B-29 Superfortress on the airfield. Sideview of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Front view of the B-29 Superfortress, a Military Police walks near the plane. Military police near the engines of the bomber. An engine of the B-29 Superfortress as seen underneath the bomber.
An early United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Wright Airfield (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Dayton, Ohio during World War II. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber taking off from the airfield. The B-29 Superfortress in flight. Front view of the B-29 in flight with the engines running. Close up and side view of the bomber flying over land.
A United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress flying over Ohio near Wright Patterson AFB. The bomber climbs to a higher altitude. The B-29 Superfortress bomber banking in flight. The bomber begins its descent before landing at Wright Airfield (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base).
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