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Technicians work on different parts of A-4 (V-2) missile in Peenemunde, Germany

A-4 (V-2) missile standing upright in fabrication shop in Peenemunde, Germany. Technicians stand on platform and ladder. Internals of rocket visible through sides. Fins are installed. Oxygen alcohol burner caps and alcohol inlets. Steering mechanism is demonstrated, through series of linkages that actuate small moveable flight surfaces on tail of the V-2.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031606
Technicians work on parts of missile and the internal parts of A-4 missile in Peenemunde, Germany

A-4 (V-2) missile in Peenemunde, Germany. Technicians assemble two sides of rocket fuselage, in horizontal position, encapsulating tanks for oxygen and alcohol. Two technicians work on lower section of missile, sitting upright, with fins attached. Alcohol inlet pipes and burner caps.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031607
V-1 rocket ("Buzz Bomb") launching tests at German Air Force Testing Center, Peenemunde-West

In response to secret orders, tests are performed at Air Force Peenemunde-West Testing Center. German technicians test use of rail for launching V-1 rockets ("buzz bombs"). Mechanic opens cover and pours hydraulic fluid into reservoir using funnel.V-1 ready for launch on the launch rail. Worker sprays water on the land near the launch pad. V-1 missile launches and flies short distance to splash into water. Cameraman records the missile launch test. Technician works on the launch rail and fits a pipe to it. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, July 14
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031608
German Air Force Test Center at Peenemunde-West. Test of rocket sled for launch of V-1 flying bombs

Responding to secret orders, The German Air Force Test Center at Peenemunde-West, tests mechanisms for launching the Fi 103 Fieseler (V-1 ) jet-powered flying bomb ("Buzz Bomb"). Plan calls for test of drive train rail with powder propellant rocket sled catapult having final speed of 100 meters per second. View of barren snow-covered land, test shack. and launch rail. View of test sled. Caption refers to test of Rheinmetal-Borsig catapult. Dummy V-1 missile is launched on an inclined plane. Missile plunges into water with a splash. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031609
U.S. Army demonstrates and tests Ford motor company amphibious jeeps during World war II

Soldiers in full battle dress march on a field and climb into Ford Motor Company amphibious jeeps parked along a tree-lined street near Detroit, Michigan, in World War 2. They drive along a muddy path leading to a river, where they plunge into the water near a bridge. Views of amphibious jeeps entering water from a park-like area. They travel in loose formations and some join together, side-by-side. Views of the soldiers maneuvering in their amphibious jeeps in the water. Several jeeps leaving the water by driving up a river bank.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031860
U.S. Army tests Ford Motor Company amphibious jeeps during World War II

Soldiers in full battle dress ride in Ford Motor Company amphibious jeeps during an Army demonstration and test in World War 2. They enter a river from a park and maneuver in the water in their jeeps. Closeups of some from a bridge, as they drive under it in the water. Flotilla of jeeps maneuvering in the water. Glimpse of two soldiers standing on the bridge as a jeep passes underneath. Closeup of a jeep driving up onto a river bank.).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031861