Maneuvers of the USS Akron (ZRS-4) , helium filled Zeppelin dirigible, off the Jersey Coast in the United States. The USS Akron in flight. Three Consolidated N2Y-1aircraft follow it. They are equipped with special gear for hooking onto the Akron's trapeze fixture. One plane successfully hooks on to the dirigible. The USS Akron, viewed behind vertical stabilizer of aircraft proceeding away from her.
A TWA DC-4 aircraft taxis to ramp. The airplane is named: "Moulmein Pagoda."Officials descend from airplane and are greeted by high ranking U.S. military officers of the Joint U.S. Advisory and Planning Group,Greece, including Group Director, Lieutenant General James Van Fleet, who wears insignia of Army III Corps, which he previously commanded, on his right sleeve. Officials arrive on another TWA airplane (Boeing 307) and are also greeted. Some officers and officials bid farewell to a woman carrying flowers A non-US Military officer kisses the woman's hand. She boards the plane.
A-4 Missile takes off at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany. Missile misfires after take-off. Dr. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (a German physicist), General Walter Robert Dornberger and others examine missile wreckage. Debris loaded on a horse driven cart.
A-4 Missile takes off from wooded area at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany. Missile misfires after launching.
A-4 missile on launch pad at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany. Missile launches. Launch area and woods surrounding the area. Views of missile in air.
A-4 missile launches perfectly from pad at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany. Launch area is surrounded by trees. Views of missile in air until camera loses sight of it.
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