V-1 rocket launcher mechanism with rollers moving slowly along launching rails. Test launchings of Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) in Germany. Fi103 flying bomb on the snow covered field for test launching. Other buildings visible in the background.
Test launchings of Fi103 flying bomb in Germany. Close views of the launch stand partially covered under snow. Fi103 flying bomb mounted on the launch stand under shelter. Launch and twin lights of exhaust seen moving in the sky above the frozen lake..
View of flag poles with Japanese flags flying. Trees and historic-looking building in background. A formation of uniformed National Police Reserve, wearing helmets, salute. Two limousines are seen entering the park. Emperor Hirohito walks to a podium on a stage, accompanied by Empress Nagako. Greeter bows. View of huge crowd assembled on the grounds. Emperor Hirohito reads a proclamation, as other dignitaries on stage bow. The crowd in the park grounds is seen to raise their arms and shout Banzai, three times, for Japanese eternal prosperity
'Highlights of the War' depicts work by combat cameramen that has been honored with citations for outstanding photography. 'The Coast Guard at War' depicts the work of combat cameramen on the U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Patrol. CG personnel aboard a cutter. Deck gun and the U.S. flag. A sailor communicates over the radio. Sailors on deck, the bow and deck. Combat cameramen record the CG activities including a religious ceremony. Sicily Invasion, 1943: Combat cameramen capture the scene as a German bomb hits an ammunition ship off the coast. Explosion on the ship, a mushroom cloud rises up. Sailors watch with binoculars. Normandy, 1944: Allied troops climb down rope ladders into Landing Craft Personnel (LCP). which deliver the men and cargo to the Normandy beaches. Soldiers wade through the water towards the shore under enemy fire.
1945: United States Coast Guard and Navy Landing Ships at the Iwo Jima beachhead. Soldiers on the beach. Military vehicles and tanks unloaded from the crafts. Coast Guard and Navy Landing Craft smashed by the hidden guns of Mount Suribachi. Waves lash against the shattered boats. Soldiers salvage parts. Soldiers and military vehicles on the beach. Half-tracks and tanks. Soldiers carry supplies. Landing Craft off shore. (World War II period).
Animation of an atom bomb blast. Arrows pointing away and down show ground impact along with formation of shock wave. Chalk board drawing shows static over pressure versus dynamic pressure from blast. The overpressure shockwave pattern is shown. Chalk board animation shows a shock wave destroying a house and tree. Animation demonstrating the weight of burst versus the distance affecting shock wave. Animation showing angle of the blast changing and affecting pressure to target. Low angle blast is shown as only 5 psi. The complex shape of a shock wave shown in drawing.