LAUNCH, FLIGHT AND BLOW-UP OF POLARIS AX-20, TEST NO. 2117 Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of prelaunch activities, launch, programmed flight and blow-up of Polaris AX-20. (Shot list to follow.) SLATE: 10-2-59. CAMERAMAN: CAIN. PAD 25A. 2' MCU & CU of warning horn on top of pole. 21' LS & MLS of guards, truck, and fire engine waiting at the road block at Cape Canaveral. 59' LS launch of polaris in bg with a guard watching launch in fg. 76' LS tracking footage of Polaris AX-20 programmed flight. 90' MLS of personnel and vehicles at roadblock at Cape Canaveral. 99' SLATE: 10-2-59. CAMERAMAN: CAIN. PAD 25A. 103' LS & MS of Polaris in service structure. 145' MLS of service structure moving away from Polaris on launch pad. 162' MLS Polaris on launch pad -- cameraman taking pictures of missile in fg. 191' SLATE: 10-2-59. CAMERAMAN: CAIN. PAD 25A. 195' MS & CU of sign on guard gate: US NAVY FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE POLARIS, LOCKHEED MISSILE AND SPACE DIVISION. 214' LS & MS of activities around blockhouse -- shows cameramen loading cameras. 283' MLS tracking footage of Polaris AX-20 launch, programmed flight and blow-up. Good-Fair (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities