From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-2 (Jet Bomb 2) "Loon" based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface-to-surface missile. Technicians examine a scale model of the JB-2 missile. Air Force research and development of American type JB-2 missile, the first unmanned guided missile in America's arsenal. A JB-2 is launched from Santa Rosa Island, Florida. A rocket assists in take off. The rocket unit falls away immediately after JB-2 rises into the air. A control aircraft flies overhead showing JB-2 launchings at Eglin Field. JB-2 in flight. The JB-2 was sub-contracted by Republic: Airframe by Willys-Overland; Engine by Ford Motor Company, the IJ-15-1, which copied the German V-1's 900-lb. thrust Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet; Guidance by Jack and Heintz Company; Launch System by Monsanto; Rocket launch sleds by Northrop.. (World War II period).
U.S. Air Force Officers in AC-130 aircraft converse while they aim accurately at a convoy of enemy trucks. Taking accurate aim on enemy trucks, the officer fires on target. (Vietnam War period).
Shows Korean girls arriving at the base of the Russian Tower of Liberation in Pyongyang with flowers and garlands in their hands. Korean bands play and Korean National flag flutters on the tower .Girls put the flowers and garlands at the base of the tower. Russian guards raise their rifles high and fire in air to commemorate the martyred. Koreans gather in numbers with flags and banners. Pictures of Stalin and Kim II Sung can be seen. Thousands of boys and girls march in columns with Korean flags and banners in their hands, celebrating the anniversary of Korea's liberation from the Japanese.
Crew members of the United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Men buy goods from a PX shop at the base. Jeeps and barracks near the store. Men look at war news board with newspaper sticking on the board. War map of Europe with words saying 'Allies Kaput' and a dead German soldier.
United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. P-47 airplanes lined along a landing strip. A P-47 makes landing on the strip, other planes fly in a formation above this plane. A Power Shovel digs a hill near the base. Coral from the hill loaded in a truck by Shovel.
U.S. military base requirements in Panama Canal Zone. Covers outline of military canal defense and base security requirements and future requirements regarding proposed canal relocations by Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Balmer Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Widdicombe Jr.. A U.S. officer conducts a JCS briefing in the United States. The officer speaks. A chart shows Army, Navy, and Air Force as components of USSOUTHCOM. The chart shows organization and mission of USSOUTHCOM (United States Southern Command). The officer displays placards on a board.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.