ARMY TESTS V-2 ROCKETS Part 1

Description

Summary: V-2 rocket set up on launching platform somewhere in the US. Follow shots in slow motion, rocket taking off from pad. SEIZED GERMAN FILM OF V-2 ROCKETS.: Pathe footage: German civilians and officers at V-2 launching site. LSs, pan, slow motion, V-2 rocket being launched. Follow shot rocket falling and exploding behind grove of trees. V-2 rocket falls off pad and explodes. Note: This portion of reel has bad scratches.) "OPERATION PAPERCLIP-GERMAN SCIENTISTS AT WRIGHT FIELD. German scientists stroll near barracks at Wright Field. Sunning themselves on beach in front of barracks area. Men enter and leave mess hall. Group shot of the scientists. German scientist Dr Friedrich Dablhoff in his jet propelled helicopter. Several German scientists in vertical wind tunnel testing new type of parachutes. Shots of the scientists at conference around drawing board and examining model airplanes.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities