Two German U-boats destroyed in European Theatre of Operations. P-38 planes along with B-17 planes fly over a large allied convoy toward U-boat. One OA 10A plane takes off from a ship. Planes drop bombs on one U-boat and is destroyed. Narrator highlights still image in film showing bomb on the way to U-boat target. Another U-boat destroyed by OA 10A plane. (World War II period).
Rocket test site construction area in Peenemunde and Kummersdorf Germany during World War 2. Clip begins at Peenemunde and then continues at Kummersdorf at 45 seconds into the clip. Buildings under construction with various signs in German shown. Men enter a completed building. Construction materials, including pipes and bricks, are seen on the ground. Some signs on the building being entered (translated to English): "Police Auxilliary Registration Office"; "barber shop"; "Newspapers, magazines, stationery"
Aerial views of Peenemunde Rocket test site buildings and railways during World War 2. Views on ground of railways and various storage buildings and hangars. Views of German men working on railroads, trucks move around the construction site, completed buildings.
Fi103 (V-1) launchings in Peenemunde, Germany. Complete view of the Fi103 flying bomb lying stationary on the concrete ramp. Three workers pull the bomb on the ramp. Bomb moves on the ramp with small wheels attached to it. Fuselage rod attached at the side. Workers attach wing to the fuselage rod. A worker works on tip of the wing section. Views of various parts: Schmidt-Argus Reed intermittent jet engine; air intake; fuel line inlet; air intake; grill of the air intake and fuel nozzle; radar homing device unit used to control the V-1 flight (World War II period).
Launching booster and ramp facility for the Fi103 (V-1) flying bomb in Peenemunde, Germany. Views of the control buildings. Fi103 on the ramp ready for test launch. A dummy missile launches from the Fi103 ramp. It lands in the water shortly beyond the end of the ramp. (World War II period).
Fi103 (V-1) launchings in Peenemunde, Germany. Fi103 mounted on the launching ramp. Fire comes out from the jet engine. Man motioning beside ramp as missile launches. Missile goes up the track, and then crashes down onto frozen lake, bouncing across the frozen lake. CU of V-1 mounted on launching ramp, jet engine started. 19) PS of wingless V-1 test, snow-covered terrain showing launching of the missile going up track and hitting water in front of launching ramp -- missile bounces across the frozen lake surface (World War II period).
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