A V-2 rocket assembled during 'Operation Sandy' in New Mexico. Separated nose and body of the rocket. The nose is lifted by a crane. Workers fasten the holds. A V-2 rocket is slide into a box car. Workers help during transfer. Miller wagon on top of a flat car. Workers secure equipment on the flat car.
Body of V-2 rocket lifted and transferred to Miller wagon during 'Operation Sandy' in New Mexico. 'Naval Unit, White Sands, Proving Grounds' written on a sign board. The Miller wagon on top of flat car. 'No Smoking' sign appears on a part of rocket. Men near trucks. Railroad train cars loaded with V-2 equipment.
American rocket boat tests. Malcolm Pope fits a rocket booster into an assembly on the back of his boat. . The boat moves under a bridge and Pope ignites the rockets, which accelerate the boat unevenly, so he loses control and the boat moves in a circle. Pope and his boat emerge from cloud of smoke unhurt. 'Dixie Torpedo' written on the boat.
A pigeon carrier demonstration at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Pigeons in a cage are used for transferring messages. A soldier writes a message on a paper and ties it on a pigeon's leg. Pigeon back at Fort Monmouth. A soldier takes out the paper from its foot. (World War II period).
From a short documentary film entitled, "Neptune's Realm" depicting a shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Indianapolis in November 1936. In this clip, slates provide background on the ceremony. Then there are scenes of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in New York. The ship leaves the dock with Statue of Liberty in the background. Kingfisher floatplanes visible on the ship's deck. The ship is decorated with flags, on its way to pick up President Franklin Roosevelt in South Carolina before proceeding to South America. A fleet of ships underway. Some scenes from a shellback initiation. A Polliwog looks through binoculars. Sailors dressed in costumes act during the Shellback ceremony.
Interstate Skating Championship on Hession Lake in Bear Mountain, New York. Men and women skate on the Hession Lake. Skaters whiz by on the ice. Skaters begin their race while spectators watch the championship.
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