XP-56 aircraft takes-off. The plane in flight. Landing of the XP-56 aircraft. Engineering staff and American Air Force officers gathered around the plane as the pilot climbs down from the cockpit.
XP-56 during flight. It's rotator seen in the rear. Symbol of star on XP-56.
U.S. soldiers perform at USO (United Service Organizations) Hall in NBC Studio, Hollywood. A U.S. soldier as timer for the event. Actress Ginnie Simms and the soldier talk over a phone in front of a microphone. The soldiers applaud as they watch the performance. Seated soldiers laugh. (World War II period).
The world premiere of the movie 'Bright Victory' in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Theater marquee reads “World Premiere ‘Bright Victory’”. Celebrities attend the world premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre on San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles. Fans clapping outside the movie palace. Hollywood actress Julie Adams is seen along with Murray Hamilton(?) and Forbes Murray (?). Bright light from two search lights pointed towards sky.
First in-silo launch of liquid fueled ICBM Titan VS-1 from Silo Launch Test Facility,Vandenberg. Code named 'Silver Saddle' the Titan carries a dummy second stage. Ground level surface of silo. Flames ignite from two silo ducts after initial ignition. Missile emerges from ground and climbs up in to sky. 3 May 1961. (Note: This launch was an engineering test of the range safety destruct system as well as a prototype Titan II silo, as that missile was still over a year away from its first launch. Following first stage burnout, the dummy second stage, which was filled with water, was detonated. The water formed an ice cloud that was then photographed. This experiment would later be performed on two Saturn I launches.)
Atlas 15 F missile launches from operational prototype silo lift launcher. Missile elevates to position, LOX venting, ignition and take off. View of the Atlas 15 F missile ascending in the sky.
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