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Old military equipment and armament being scrapped at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States.

Scrap processing operations at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States, for the World War 2 war effort. Shells piled up. Tanks in a sling as they are being placed for the scrap. Mortars, tanks, cannonballs and a German 42 cm Howitzer being scrapped at the proving grounds. British, German and French tanks are scrapped. Guns and field pieces are also scrapped. A man cuts a barrel of a gun. Old equipment so scrapped saves on steel, coal, man power and time.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042333
V-2 rocket crashes during testing at White Sands proving ground in New Mexico, United States

A failed V-2 rocket test at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. A United States V-2 rocket is being transported in a carrier to the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico. V-2 rocket in launch tower. The V-2 rocket launches from the launch pad. Shortly after take-off, the V-2 rocket veers off course, beginning its descent. V-2 rocket crashes and explodes, creating a thick cloud of smoke.

Date: 1946, November 11
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037419
United States Naval Unit White Sands Proving Ground, a rocket range in New Mexico,United States.

A radio tower at the White Sands Proving Ground (White Sands Missile Range), a rocket range in New Mexico,United States. An aerial view of the facility and its surroundings. The sign on the entrance reads ' U.S. Naval Unit White Sands Proving Ground '. Truck and jeep come out of the facility's entrance.

Date: 1947
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029066
Scenes from movie about tests of incendiary bombing at the Eglin Field before use against Japanese cities in World War II.

Tests of incendiary bombing, before employing it against Japanese cities in World War 2. Planes in flight. Exterior of a building. A sign reads: 'Headquarters Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command'. Sign reads: 'Proof Department building no 8'. Hands open an envelope. U.S. Actor Lee J. Cobb, playing an Army Air Forces Captain, reads the document. The document contains information derived from tests of incendiary bombing, conducted at Eglin Field, Florida. He goes to chart and describes those tests. Scene shifts to the field where a set of Japanese-style houses has been erected. Typical fire-fighting means are shown: water tanks and sand buckets. Two types of incendiary bombs are shown. A bomber drops incendiary bombs on the Japanese-style houses. Crews on the ground attempt to extinguish the fires. But fire consumes the test village.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051708
A gun crew fires four 30-caliber machine guns on a multiple mount in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

U.S. 30-caliber machine guns fired in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Four 30-caliber machine guns on multiple mount with gun. The Vikers Data Computer directs the firing. The gun crew fires the machine guns.

Date: 1927
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047431
The guns crew fires 37mm automatic anti-aircraft gun in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

U.S. 37mm automatic anti-aircraft gun fired in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The 37mm automatic anti-aircraft mobile mount in a traveling position. The anti-aircraft gun is manned by the gun crew. An officer loads shells. The gun is fired.

Date: 1927
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047432