The launch of A-4 guided missile at Peenemunde, Germany. After development and testing the A-4 (V-2) missile is declared operational. A painter paints the missile. A-4 being lowered down onto floor by a large crane. A-4 lowered on a ramp. It is lowered onto a special trailer to haul the missile to the launching site. Large tractor hauls the missile out of a building. A-4 on a special type of trailer is transported to the firing range. It is erected into firing position. Final firing preparations. Workmen stand on a ladder and work on the missile. Oxygen is fueled into the A-4 missile. (World War II period).
The second launch of A-4 (V-2) guided missile in Peenemunde, Germany. A-4 missile is launched. Smoke covers the surrounding area. The A-4 missile zooms out of sight. Only a lingering smoke trail remains drifiting in the breeze. (A slate tells us the missile broke down from excessive pressure at speed of 650 meters per second.)
The launch of A-4 (V-2) guided missile in Peenemunde, Germany. ( Slate states that causes of earlier breakdowns have been identified and corrected. This is the 3rd shot, on October 3, 1942.) German military and civilian personnel check instrument section of sheets giving firing order. A technician touches fire controls. A-4 missile is launched. Smoke covers the surrounding area. A-4 rocket speeds away out of sight. (World War II period).
The launch of A-4 guided missile in Peenemunde, Germany. Smoke covers the surrounding area. An instrument on a picture frame records the flight of the A-4 missile.
The launch of A-4 (V-2) guided missile at Peenemunde, Germany. Animation shows the location of control station, tracking stations and target areas. The animation has a parabolic line that specifies the course of flight. Technical details mention the maximum speed and height above see level.
Cornelius Edzard and Johann Risticz set a flight record (1927) in Dessau,Germany. The crowds wave at a W-33 Junker plane in air. A sign on the ground reads '9 o' clock, 51 hours and 12 minutes'. The plane comes in for landing. The crowd rushes towards the plane. The W-33 junker plane lands. Pilots get out of the cockpit of the plane. Flowers are presented to the pilot, Cornelius Edzard and the copilot, Johann Risticz. They drink from cups. They hold flowers and bystanders wave.
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