'International Year of the Woman' delegates walking along sidewalk. They stop to view signs in shop window showing United Nations flag and start walking again. Close view of United Nations flag on signs in a shop in Mexico City.
U.S. Navy bombardment of beach at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, during World War 2 invasion of Okinawa. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium), destroyers and battle ships underway. Rocket barrage fired. Rocky shoreline of the island in the background. Details seen include: Time 00:25 is the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40 firing main and secondary batteries. Time 00:41 is a detailed closeup bow-on view of the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40. (Note: As seen, the USS New Mexico did retain its casemated 5-inch/51 caliber guns for the Okinawa invasion, contrary to some historic references.)
Views at corn field near Mexico City, Mexico. Man and woman walk through field uncovering new corn plants and removing weeds. Farmer cultivating cornfield with three mules.
Loading and firing of Falcon air to air missiles from a U.S. Air Force F-102A Delta Dagger interceptor aircraft. Several men load Falcon missiles into an F-102A at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Three contractor representatives going over graphs and charts in a conference room. The representatives going up steps of the Convair General Office Building at San Diego, California. Two Convair technicians check electrical connections and firing circuit of a Falcon missile on flight line at Holloman AFB. They load a Falcon onto launcher of a F-102A and insert the ignitor into the motor. The rockets are drawn into the aircraft and the bay doors closed. The F-102A taxis on flight line and takes off. F-102Ain flight, bomb bay doors open. The Falcon missiles are extended and fired in two salvos of three each. F-102A flying to the right.
Men stand at the entrance of the Boeing GAPA project building at the Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. A small high-velocity rocket is fired prior to launching. Launching of the Model 601 missile. Streak of smoke arises from the missile in the blue sky. Men using theodolite to track the rocket. A radar dish rotating while tracking rocket. Rocket smoke trail forming an arc-shape. The 602 Model missile launches from launchpad.
German V-2 Rocket launched at White sands in New Mexico. V-2 rocket takes off from launch pad. The rocket advances upward leaving a trail of smoke behind.
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