VARIOUS GAF AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH STATIONS Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

Summary: Coverage of test activities in several German Aeronautical research facilities during WW II and flight tests of experimental and operational aircraft. Reel 1: Scenes in engine test facility showing aircraft engines being operated on test stands. 240') MS of Stuttgart test station showing men opening doors on top of engine test room. 271') Scenes of engine tests with technicians operating test console. 523') CU's inside materials testing laboratory. 663') CU's of fluoroscope showing stress pattern in piece of material bed tested. 738') MS's & CU's of sheet metal being strain tested -- shows material shattering. 815') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: CU's of landing gear being drop tested and vibration tested. 73') MS's & CU's of propeller running on high-speed test stand and shattering. 239') CU of float member being drop tested in water tank. 263') CU's of Klemm KL-25 light plane with strain being applied to wings and landing gear. 337') Scenes at weather station showing man releasing weather balloon -- men using telescopes to watch balloon. 374') MS test station in pine forest. 472') Scenes of operation of radio directional finding network. 560') MS of Junkers JU-52 in hangar -- shows second JU-52 on ramp with tail being elevated in flight position. 623') CU of operator in aircraft using directional finding equipment. 637') MS's of small dish-shaped antenna in barn and large search antenna on ground. 716') MS & CU of two-place biplane marked: DEUTSCHE LUFT-REEDEREI (German Air Transport), with rear cockpit enclosed. 723') AMCU left FV of Junkers W-33 with wheel gear instead of floats carrying electronic gear -- external antenna visible. 728') CU pan right with Dornier DOX flying boat taxiing away from dock and in flight low over water. 726') AMS left SV Junkers G-38 transport in flight. 750') MS of small, single-place, tailless monoplane with turned down wing tips in flight to left. 755') CU RV Fieseler Fi-156 making short takeoff and steep climb over control tower. 762') MS's of Focke Achgelis helicopter demonstrating hovering ability. 798') CU of Junkers JU-52 with Lufthansa markings, taking off overhead and in flight to left. 808') ACU of Heinkel HE-111 transport in flight to left. 814') ACU left SV of Junkers JU-86 in flight. 819') AMS Focke-Wulf Condor transport in flight to right. 827') AV of airfield showing rows of JU-52 transports and Focke-Wulf Fw-56 trainers. 842') MLS's of large formation of Henschel HS-123 dive bombers in flight. 865') AMS's of formation of Dornier DO-23 bombers. 885') LS low angle of DO-23's and Junkers JU-52 transports in flight overhead. 900') Total footage in reel. Fair (Basic: Dupe neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities