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German Heinkel He 111 drops Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during WW2

German Heinkel He 111 on tarmac. Heinkel He 111 in flight drops a Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during World War 2. Camera follows Hs 293 trajectory. Very distant view of another glide bomb being dropped and slowly descending before exploding and bouncing off of water.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079122
German Hs 293 and Hs 294 glide bombs launched during WW2

View of an disassembled R11 260 engine during World War 2. Men assemble the R11 260 engine before hauling it to a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Men attach the R11 260 engine to the bottom of a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb on the Heinkel He 111. Plane launches the Hs 293 glide bomb, powered by the R11 260 engine. Camera follows the trajectory of the shooting Hs 293 glide bomb before ground target. A different plane launches an Hs 294 glide bomb, also powered by the R11 260 engine.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079123
German V-1 rocket launching during World War 2

Title card reads “Schleuder für flakzielgerät 76” (“slingshot for anti-aircraft target 76 (FZG-76)” in English). View of a V-1 “flying bomb” Walter catapult rocket launching ramp during World War 2. Men inserting piston into the V-1 Walter catapult. V-1 rocket launches from the ramp.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079124
Technician operates V-1 glide bomb launch controller during WW2.

Technician opens up equipment covers and actuates launch controller for V-1 glide bomb in Germany during World War 2. Close view of V-1 launching ramp showing groove on the Walter catapult. Uniformed German technician inside V-1 launch control room, examining countdown clock and actuating launch controls. Close views of launch controller buttons and displays. Controls showing the start voltage (Startspannung), Starter (Anlassgerät), and Chain Tension (Kettenspannung). Close up views of countdown clock running.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079135
V-1 flying bomb gyroscope details seen (WW2)

World War II German V-1 buzz bomb gyroscope assembly with cover on. Inside gyroscope controller with cover off. Parts of gyroscope assembly seen in detail, including servo operation.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079136
A modified Heinkel He 111 carries a V-1 flying bomb during a WW2 flight test.

Title card says “Geheime Kommandosache” (“Secret commando operation” in English). “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Karlshagen” (“Test site of the Air Force Karlshagen” in English). A modified Heinkel He 111 H-22 in flight, carrying a V-1 flying bomb (FZG 76), during World War 2. The camera shifts to the bottom of the Heinkel He 111, showing the V-1 flying bomb attached in the belly. View of water turbulence after V-1 explosion.

Date: 1943, September 7
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079138