A jeep towing missile GB-4 to a B-17 Bomber of the U.S. Air Force at a base. Air force men installing the missile beneath a wing on a wing rack of the plane. They attach the missile with the rack. Radar antenna of the missile. Airmen checks the control unit of the missile. (World War II period).
U.S. military technical report titled "Review of Guided Missiles-Guided Bomb GB-1". A GB-1 suspended for display. A B-17 Bomber of the U.S. Army Air Corps takes off with a GB-1 attached. Launching of GB-1. It follows a long aerial path and then hits the target. (World War II period).
A demonstration of the Aeronca GT-1 glide torpedo. Six Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, of the U.S. Army Air Forces, fly in formation. Next, splashes from their guided bombs are shown in water below. A slate appears with illustration and title, "Preset Glide Torpedo Model GT-1." A GT-1 is shown rotating while hung from a chain in a manufacturing area. Another Aeronca GB-1 is on the floor in the background. Four airmen push a GT-1 on a wheeled dolly. They roll it and position it underneath the wing of a B-17. Closeup of them jacking up the dolley to position the GT-1. View of the torpedo secured under the aircraft. Gun camera footage shows a GT-1 on a long glide towards the water, after release from above. View from water surface of the GT-1 approaching the water. At the last moment, its paravane (wing) separates and the torpedo contacts the water. The paravane falls aside into the water. The camera pans over to a makeshift target. The process is repeated with a second GT-1 but it is not seen close to the water. A third demonstration is successful and the wake of the torpedo is tracked from an overflying aircraft.
Target Seeker Guided Missile GB-6 of the U.S. Army Air Corps kept at a laboratory at a USAAC base. Two Airmen attach components to the GB-6. Testing the missile by holding a flame in front of it. B-25 bomber with an attached GB-6 takes off. GB-6 fired takes an aerial route from among the clouds and strikes its target among trees. (World War II period).
Light Seeker Guided bomb GB-5 of the U.S. Army Air Corps fired on a target at night. The bomb moves in dark seeking lighted target. It strikes the target and a massive explosion takes place. (World War II period).
Radar Seeker Guided bomb GB-7 kept at a base of the U.S. Army Air Corps. An airman removes the nose cover of the bomb. A radar antenna inside the nose with an aerial can be seen. (World War II period).
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