V-2 LAUNCHINGS Part 1

Description

Summary: MCS German V-2 rocket being launched; camera follows rocket into the air. Two shots. MS A German V-2 rocket ready for launching, German scientists and soldiers making last minute checks on the rocket. MS German fuel trucks beside rocket. CS Power lines running from control building to rocket. CS Several shots of the control building. CU Control panel. MC V-2 rocket being launched; camera follows the rocket. MS German scientists walking around the launching site. MS Several shots of German officers and scientists inspecting the rocket assembly plant and launching sites of penemunde. MS V-2 rocket being launched; camera follows rocket. MS V-2 rockets being launched, just gets off ground, then fails back, topples over, and explodes. CS Firemen fighting the fire after the rocket explosion. Several shots. MS V-2 rocket being launched; camera follows rocket showing erratic flight and the rocket exploding a few hundred feet above the ground. Camera pans rocket until it hits the ground with big explosion. CU Crater left by the rocket; several shots. CU Damage to an HE-111 airplane that was parked near the explosion. CU Damaged motor of the rocket. CS Two German officers looking at the damage. MS Two shots of V-2 rockets being launched. Camera pans up as the rockets gain altitude. Good

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities