ME-262 aircraft training in Germany. A German Air Force officer is seen in his office, discussing the ME-262 jet airplane with a Technical Sergeant. The officer wears an iron cross decoration. A picture of German Air Force Commanding Marshal, Hermann Goering, is displayed on the office wall. The two of them walk to a blackboard, where the officer begins to sketch the outline of an ME-262 in chalk. The Sergeant interrupts him and draws a cartoon of a pilot in the cockpit. They both laugh. The officer erases the cartoon and proceeds to illustrate with chalk, schematics linking various functioning parts of the plane. They walk to another section of the office, where a picture of Adolf Hitler is seen on the wall. The Sergeant lights the Officer's cigarette, and as they both sit down, the Sergeant lights a pipe. The Sergeant also wears the iron cross decoration on his uniform. They continue talking about flying the jet airplane. Then they move to a table, where the Officer uses a set of desk pens to illustrate use of engine controls in the jet plane. He then makes a brief phone call and the officer welcomes a flight mechanic who arrives as the Technical Sergeant is leaving the office. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Aeronautical equipment tests in Germany, during World War 2. Views of rocket engine hoisted on the stand. Rocket in shelter positioned for testing. Views of control lever and other remote controller parts. Static firing test of the rocket.
Views of the rocket launching inclined rail or track. Man working to place a V-1 launcher with rollers onto the rail assembly in Germany. Views of launcher and rollers up close as it is moved slowly along the rails. (World War 2 period)
Test launchings in Germany of V-1 rocket during World War 2. Technicians working on the launch rail. Men hoist launcher onto launch rail. A man pushes the launcher with a long rod. Right rear and right side views of V-1 rocket launches off inclined rail and out over the water. View of partially built rocket hangar in foreground as rocket flies out over water.
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).
Response of the German people to the appeal for winter clothing and skis for German soldiers on the Eastern front. A large crowd of German people on a street in Germany outside a donation station. Inside the donation station, a woman holds warm fur coats in her arms. Woman volunteers collect and organize the woolens donated by civilians. A man removes his coat and hands it over to a German soldier while others await their turn in a line. Many citizens hand over woolens and skis and ski poles to the soldiers. Some exchange nazi salutes as they give donations. Famous German World Cup skier Christl Cranz is seen donating her skis and shaking hands with the collection worker. Large number of boots collected. The clothes and equipment are loaded onto trucks by German troops and then into trains to be taken to the troops on the Eastern Front. A soldier closes the railroad car door after the car is filled with skis. (World War II period).
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