Disassembling and assembling of an A-4, also known as V-2 missile propulsion unit at Heidelager Camp near Blizna in Poland during World War 2. Parts of the missile are towed on a trailer. German rocket technicians from Peenemunde work on the parts of the missile. The trailer moves on rails. Trees in the background.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel underway in the Pacific Ocean on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers during World War II. Officers seated at a conference table discuss plans as one officer writes on chalk board. An aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific. This is likely the USS Lexington (CV-2) or the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Sailors gather near an aircraft parked on the flight deck. Sailors working in the radio room of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy and Japanese enemy aircraft flying overhead during the Battle of the Coral Sea. A smoking ship in the distance following attack. A sailor watching the enemy aircraft through binoculars. Huge splash in water behind U.S. Navy ship during attack. Sailors firing anti aircraft guns from the ship. Flak bursting in the sky. Pilots in cockpit of a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless on flight deck. U.S. Navy F4F-3 aircraft (Grumman Wildcat) parked on the flight deck of a carrier. Explosion followed by smoke billowing upward as the USS Lexington (CV-2) is hit by torpedoes from Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft. USS Lexington is seen listing to port, smoking, and on fire. (Audio narration present only on a brief part of clip.)
United States experimental aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. U.S. Air Force B-50 Superfortress parked on runway as sunrises in the background. Test pilot Lieutenant Colonel Frank Everest's wife kisses him before he leaves his home. He gets into his blue coupe (1933 model). Frank Everest dons pressurized space suit. Ground crew members help pilot to wear his helmet. Pilot and co-pilot seated in the cockpit of B-50 Superfortress. Officer speaks over a mouth piece from the control room. B-50 Superfortress taxis and takes off from the runway with U.S. Air Force Bell X -2 under its wing. U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre flies along B-50 Superfortress. Bell X -2 releases from the mother aircraft and begins a solo flight. Ground crew members look through binoculars.
United States experimental aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. Official marks on the telemetry recording paper with lines on it. He turns the dial on front of the telemetry recording instrument. Woman types on a typing machine. Print on paper read 'Air Force Lt Col. Frank K Pete Everest flew Bell X-2 research rocket plane 1900 miles per hour last week, nudging close to three times the speed of sound'. U.S. Air Force B-47 aircraft in flight. U.S. Air Force F-104 A Aircraft in flight. Three F-1004 aircraft in flight. U.S. Air Force F-84F aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway. U.S. Air Force Bell X-1 parked on ground. Pilot gets into cockpit of Bell X-1A aircraft. Bell X-2 on static thrust as engine is fired during a test.
U.S. Navy Lockheed SP-2H Neptune aircraft at an airfield in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. SP-2H aircraft at VP-4 (Patrol Squadron Four) line area. A helicopter comes in and lands. The helicopter takes off. A large tent in mid background. Pilots and crew come out of the tent in flight gear. Officers and crew walk towards an aircraft.
U.S. Navy aircraft at an airfield in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. Two men in a control tower as they direct air traffic. Various aircraft parked on a line. A U.S. Army UH-1E Iroquois helicopter approaches a field. A U.S. Navy Lockheed SP-2H aircraft taxis for a take off. A U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft parked near the control tower. An aircraft flies past a mine sweeper at sea. SP-2H aircraft in flight over water.
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