PROJECT BLOSSOM I Reel 2 · Part 2

Description

Summary: General coverage of V-2 launching and of the installation of the instruments in the warhead and its recovery by parachute. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: MLS: German V-2 rocket being launched. Several shots of V-2 rocket launching in Germany. CS: V-2 launching. LS: same. PS: completely assembled V-2 rockets which were captured by the allied troops when they went into Germany. CS: German V-2 being hauled along roadway showing special type of trailer used to transport the missile. CS: Chart of flight and propulsion spectrum put out by Douglas A/C showing the range of missiles and various types of A/C at various altitudes. Chart also shows whether the missile or A/C is sub-sonic or supersonic. Chart showing the aurora polaris 55 to 800 miles. Chart also has information of the ionosphere, strato-pause, and stratosphere. Chart showing cloud formations and various other cloud formations in the sky. CS, Sign, "White Sands Proving Ground, Army Service Forces, Ordnance Dept., Authorized Personnel Only". INT hangar building showing the assembly of American-type V-2. CS: Two cyclinders used in the V-2 fuel compartment. Section of the fuselage being raised and placed over the fuel compartment. CS: Power unit tail assembly being pushed into position and attached onto the fuselage of the V-2. CS: Technicians moving in the warhead section and attaching it to the front end of the fuselage. Animation of the V-2 warhead showing the installation tunnel, the explosive charge chamber, the timer, the l6mm motion picture camera, the parachutes and data recording instruments all in the special container in the installation tunnel. Animation of ejection of the container and the break cord, with parachute. Test drop of the container and chute from a C-47. GS looking up at the C-47 passing over. Container and chute descends towards earth. CS of four men holding the ribbon-type chute open in the wind, testing for pressure against the chute. CS: Airman assembling the container for instruments. CS: Election tests from a cyclinder inside of a test building. LS: Cyclinder and chute descending towards the earth. CS: Technician testing the explosive charge which ejects the container at high altitude. CS: Technician making assembly on the explosive charge. CS: Assembly of the instrument container showing the installation of recording instruments. CS: Placement of temporary cover on the container for test purposes. CS: Interior parachute test department showing the special tunnel rigged up for the testing of the container. CS: Two civilian technicians placing the container in the test tunnel and CS of container being ejected from the test tunnel. CS of inspection of container after test showing the damage inflicted upon the container. Several shots of testing of the container. Interior of the parachute testing department. GS up at a C-47 passing overhead used to drop container. LS: Chute and container with a dummy attached to the bottom for test purposes. LS showing C-47 passing overhead, with ribbon-type chute, with container dropping to earth. GS up at a B-17 passing overhead, parachute coming from bomb bay, chute and container descending. Reel 2: CS: Civilian and airman inspecting the chute and container lying on sandy terrain. Parachute malfunction caused complete damage to the container and the chute is badly torn. CS: Recovery of instrument section showing complete damage to instrument container and instrument. CS: Assembled instrument sections and recording section of the containers. CS of parachute, men folding the ribbon-type chute. Good coverage of folding procedure for folding the ribbon-type chute. CS: Placing the parachute sleeve over top of the ribbon-type chute. CS: Folding and tying the parachute lines to insure correct operation. CS: Final assembly of the container containing the instrument section that goes in the warhead. CS: Parachute housing section in bottom of container showing the place where the 16mm camera is mounted in the bottom section of the chute container. CS: Airmen installing the chute in the container. CS: Placing the explosive charge in the lid of the container which releases the end and allows the chute to come out after release from the rocket. CS: Installation of parachute. CS: Installing the container in the warhead section of V-2 in the assembly building. CS: Hauling assembled V-2 from hangar building on special trailer. PS: Missile moving along the road to the firing range. CS: Missile being raised into firing position. CS: Gantry crane being moved into position over top of the missile. CS: Final launching preparations showing the missile mounted in the gantry crane. Camera pans from base up to tip showing the activity around the missile as final launching preparations are made. CS: showing the fueling equipment about, missile being fueled. CS: Gantry crane being moved out. MS: Missile in firing position. MLS: Cement control building, interior control building showing the control personnel in position, one giving signals for firing of the missile. MLS of the missile being launched. Camera follows short way. Scenes taken from the missile showing the earth as the missile goes up into the air. CS: Radar tracking center showing the equipment in operation. Int. of tracking center showing the checking and tracing of the missile's flight. GS up at smoke trail showing the path of the missile in flight. l6mm camera recording of the chute as the container is ejected from the V-2, showing the chute open and showing the action of the chute as it descends. Good shots of the chute being ejected from the missile, recorded by the 16mm camera mounted in special container. ADS taken from the camera mounted in the container showing the earth as the chute and container descend to earth. CS: Recovery of chute and container in a desert terrain. CS: Recovery of warhead after crash. CS: Inspection of the container after use. CS: Inspection of parachute. CS: Inspection of equipment mounted inside the special container. CS: Air Force personnel, officers and civilian technicians congratulating each other on perfection of construction of instrument container. Good

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities