A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A GB-1 bomb is suspended from a chain hoist in the interior of a laboratory. This is a preset glide bomb. A B-17 with GB-1 attached, takes off. The B-17 in flight with GB-1s attached to the bottom of the aircraft. Aerial launching of the GB-1 from the B-17. Side view of a GB-8. Flares attached to the tail section of the GB-8. This is a radio-controlled missile, flares are used to assist in guiding the missile to target area. The GB-8 descends. Smoke trails behind. The GB-8 hits a flat open desert terrain. (World War II period).
A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A GB-4 radio controlled bomb is suspended from a chain hoist in a work laboratory. This is a television controlled missile. Attaching television equipment to the bottom of missile. A B-17 takes off and is directly overhead. The B-17 in flight, GB-4 attached to its bottom. Interior of the aircraft shows television equipment as a bombardier prepares to drop a missile. The television equipment being put into operation. The B-17 drops the GB-4 missile. Interior of the aircraft shows the bombardier following the course of missile on the television equipment. GB-4 missile dives down towards a train. The locomotive moves across a flat open terrain. The missile hits the target area. The GB-4 missile dives towards a target building. It strikes the ground directly in front of the same and crashes through the building. (World War II period).
A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. GB-6, a heat seeker missile, is assembled in a work laboratory. Men attach the homing device to the heat seeker unit then attach the same to the nose section of the GB-6 airframe. They test the heat seeker missile by holding a match flame in front of the same. Activating section of the heat seeker missile. A B-17 flying fortress in flight launches the GB-6 missile. The missile descends.
A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A GB-7 missile crashes in a scrubby wooded area. A GB-7 missile is assembled in a work laboratory. Men remove the protective cover from the nose section of the radar unit. A technician starts operating the radar unit in the nose section of the missile. The radar unit in operation. A radio control unit is mounted on the tail assembly of the bomb. Demonstration of the small stick control radio unit and control sections of the Azon bomb. A B -24 Liberator in flight drops a single Azon bomb. The bomb hits a bridge across a river. Multi drop of Azon bombs shows many smoke trails left by flares attached to the tail section of the bomb. The bombs drop on parallel course with a road leading through a wooden area. Razon bomb suspended from a chain hoist. Inserting a flare unit into the tail section of the Razon bomb. Two bombs are dropped at the same time. A technician works on the heat seeker section of a GB-6 free falling missile. A British Tall Boy bomb. The Tall Boy is the VB-13 bomb. (World War II period).
From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-1, (Jet Bomb 1) surface-to-surface missile. A drawing of the JB-1 missile by Nothrop, with General Electric B1 turbojets. (World War II period).
A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-10, (Jet Bomb 10) surface-to-surface missile. A still photograph of a JB-10 missile in flight. A ground view still photograph of a JB-10. A ground view still photograph of the missile on a launching track. A JB-10 launching shows a rocket unit falling away. The missile starts over water. Flames spurt from the tail of the missile at the Eglin Field. (World War II period).
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