Test launching of Fi103 (V-1) flying bomb in Peenemunde Germany. Test missile launch from inclined track. View of tail section of Fi103 flying bomb. Missile flies out of sight. Exhaust burn lights seen moving in the sky. (World War II period).
Test launching of Fi103 (V-1) flying bomb in Peenemunde Germany. View of flight take off from right side of the launch track. Fire and sparks emitting from nose area, but flight proceeds over water and into the distance. Tracking meter for the missile registering readings at the side of the image. (World War II period).
Test launching of Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) in Peenemunde, Germany. Right side view of flight take off from inclined track out over the water. It quickly rolls the left and strikes the water. Another view of the same flight from the rear near the launch area. (World War II period).
German technicians working on launch rail. Man fueling rocket motor. A Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) mounted on the rail system. Men cleaning off the nearby ground with water hoses. Rocket takes off. Man with a motion picture camera, visible in background filming the launch out over the water. (World War II period).
View of the Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) stationary on a concrete pad area. Three German workers pull the bomb on the pad. Bomb moves with small wheels attached to it. Fuselage rod attached at the side. Workers attach wing to the fuselage rod. A worker works on tip of the wing section. Air intake grill section attached to the top of Fi103. Side view with panel over guidance system removed. (World War II period).
Fi103 flying bomb for test launchings in Germany. Views of launch track and its systems. Right side view of track as V-1 dummy missile launches from the track and quickly lands in the water. Fi103 body with no wings mounted on the launching stand and fire comes out from exhaust area with technicians standing nearby observing. View from left side of track with man waving arms as Fi103 dummy launches and falls, bouncing on the ice and snow on the waterway beyond the launch ramp. (World War II period).
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