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Dropping of a heat seeker missile, GB-6 from a B-17 flying fortress in the United States.

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.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046006
Dropping of an Azon bomb from a B-14 Liberator aircraft in the United States.

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).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046007
A drawing of a JB-1, surface to surface missile in the United States.

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).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046008
Test of a B-17 Flying Fortress drone, converted into BQ-7 missile, at Wendover Army Air Field, Utah

Test at Wendover Army Air Field, New Mexico, of a drone B-17 Flying Fortress converted into a remote-controlled bomb (designated BQ-7 missile). The B-17 drone sits with engines running. Interior of the aircraft shows technicians of the "Weary Willie Project" checking over radio controls. The B-17 drone takes off followed by a B-17 controller (mother ship). The two aircraft in flight. A ground tracking and control crew on the ground, follows the two B-17s in flight. Ten miles from the target, the drone BQ-7 missile is released from the mother ship B-17. Tracking and controlling the BQ-7 missile, using ascania camera. A hand controlled unit as an operator tracks it through the camera. A finger tip control box is used to control the B-17 (BQ-7 missile). It flies towards the target area along slope of a mountain. The target is approximately 30 feet square white area on the side of mountain slope. The BQ-7 missile crashes into the area, a large column of flame and smoke rises. (World War II period).

Location: Wendover, Utah USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046012
A-3 water missile moves across water in the European Theater.

A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. Type A-3 water born missile move across water. The missile is a radio controlled motor launch. A-3 radio controlled motor launch maneuvers about on the water surface.

Location: European Theater
Date: 1944
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046013
Scenes of life in the United States during 20th century, before World War II

Scenes of American life, with narrator describing values of American people. American people gather outside a church. Signs outside many different places of worship in the United States. Americans voting in an election; patronizing a food market and a drug store; bathtub gin being made during prohibition; countless of bottles of liquor; Congress repealing prohibition; stock market ticker tape machine falling to floor; Derrick moving bucket of concrete for construction; outlines of future highways; modern apartment buildings; people emerging from subway station; pedestrians filling city streets; Americans worshiping inside various churches; An American town; Cars on a crowded road; a crowded beach. Sequence closes with, newer, brief images of fallen soldiers in Pacific theater of World War II.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046107
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