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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. (Dannenberg is in the center of the group. Second from left is possibly Wernher von Braun. Second from right is possibly General Walter Dornberger.) 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).
U.S. Navy S2F aircraft firing rockets and depth charges
Anti-submarine warfare exercises in United States. U.S. Navy S2F Anti-submarine warfare aircraft in flight. USS Hazelwood (DD-531) underway. USS Sea Poacher (SS-406) underway on surface. USS Sea Poacher submerges and then comes to the surface. S2F aircraft fires rockets. Rockets strike the water. Anti-submarine depth charges dropped by S2F.
U.S. cargo aircraft C-2A on flight deck of USS Constellation at Yankee Station.
Air operations aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64) at Yankee Station, Vietnam. U.S. cargo aircraft C-2A comes in over the flight deck for landing. C-2A makes a touch-and-go landing. C-2A aircraft in flight. Men wearing green shirt in the foreground. Men on catwalk and on the port edge of the flight deck.
U.S. Grumman S2F aircraft take off from flight deck of USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in Caribbean.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in Caribbean. U.S. Navy Grumman S2F aircraft at flight deck of ship. Engines of S2F start . Many men stand near aircraft in helmets and T-Shirts. S2F takes off.
A German V-2 rocket crashes after being launched at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico.
A German V-2 rocket at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico. A U.S. personnel standing around. A range control building, a gantry crane, a V-2 in launching position and a vertical launching tower for other types of missiles. The V-2 is launched and crashes in the far background. The gantry crane and a smaller type missile launching device in the area. Mountains surrounding the area. A couple of workers stand around and discuss.
A German V-2 rocket is raised into firing position from top of a special elevating trailer at the White Sands Proving Ground.
A German V-2 rocket is launched and tested at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico. The V-2 is raised into firing position from top of a special elevating trailer or carryall machinery. The warhead of the V-2 rocket. Final firing preparations shows workers standing on a platform at the base of the rocket.
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