EARLY ROCKET EXPERIMENTS 1934-36 Part 4

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1) CU MAN ENTERING DOORWAY OF WOODEN BUILDING. G2) CU MAN LEAVING BUILDING.3) LS MARLEY RANCH ENROUTE TO LAUNCHING TOWER. G4) MCU HORSES IN CORRALS AND ALSO CATTLE. G TO F5) LA MS TOP OF TOWER; MAN WORKING AT TOP. G6) MCU MEN CONSTRUCTING A SHEET IRON SHIELD AT BASE OF TOWER. G7) MS LARGE METAL SHIELD HOISTED TO SIDE OF TOWER BY RIG. G8) LA MS MAN CLIMBING DOWN TOWER. G9) CU GYROSCOPIC STABILIZER IN HAND OF MAN. G10) ECU PORTION OF ROCKET WITHOUT ITS SKIN; MAN NEXT TO ROCKET TURNS GYROSCOPE WHICH OPERATE THE VANES AT REAR OF ROCKET; VANES ARE IN MOTION. (SV) G11) MS ROCKET HANGING FROM BOOM AT TOP OF TOWER; MAN HOLDS ROCKET OUT AWAY FROM TOWER AS ANOTHER MAN RUNS UP TO ASSIST. G12) MCU TWO MEN HOLD LARGE ROCKET AND ROTATE IT. G13) LS ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM TOWER, RISES ABOUT 500" AND THEN SPIRALS DOWN TO GROUND. G14) MS ROCKET ON GROUND; MEN STAND TO ONE SIDE. G TO F15) MS MAN OPENS VALVE ON NITROGEN TANK AND WALKS AWAY.16) LS ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM TOWER RISES AND ARCS OVER AND SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR; PAN TO GROUND AS ROCKET DESCENDS BY CHUTE; MAN RUNS OVER TO RETRIEVE IT. G17) MS GROUP OF MEN WALKING TOWARDS ROCKET ON GROUND AFTER FLIGHT. P18) CU ROCKET ON GROUND; THREE MEN EXAMINE ONE END OF IT. G19) CU FOUR MEN TOASTING EACH OTHER WITH MILK AND EATING SANDWICHES AFTER FLIGHT. G20) CU MAN HOLDING TWO VANES (PART OF ROCKET). G21) ECU TAIL FINS OF ROCKET WITH VANES WORKING. G22) MS ROCKET HANGING FROM BOOM AT TOWER.23) CU MAN ROTATING ROCKET WHILE IT"S HANGING FROM BOOM. G24) LS ROCKET IN FLIGHT AND ARCING TOWARDS GROUND AND STRIKING GROUND. G25) CU HOLE MADE BY ROCKET. G26) CU METAL PARTS SCATTERED ABOUT THE GROUND. G27) CU SECTION OF DAMAGED ROCKET ON GROUND. G28) MCU FOUR MEN PICKING UP REMAINS OF DAMAGED ROCKET; THEY PLACE THEM ON GROUND WHILE POSING FOR CAMERA. G29) LS LAUNCHING TOWER; SMOKE POURS FROM BOTTOM.30) CU GAUGES AND DIALS AT CONTROL SHACK. G31) LS LAUNCHING TOWER; SMOKE POURS FROM TOP. G32) LS ROCKET IN TOWER READY FOR BLAST OFF; IT LEAVES TOWER AND ASCENDS TO 7, 500 FEET. G33) MS PAN VARIOUS PARTS OF ROCKET SCATTERED ABOUT GROUND AFTER DESCENT. G34) MCU FOUR MEN CHECKING DAMAGED PARTS OF ROCKET. (SV). G35) CU MAN DIGGING INTO HOLE IN GROUND MADE BY ROCKET; HE PICKS UP SMALL METAL PART. G36) LS LAUNCHING TOWER AS ROCKET LEAVES TOWER, RISES TO 100" AND ARCS BACK TOWARDS GROUND; ROCKET IS STILL BURNING AS IT STRIKES. G37) LS LAUNCHING TOWER AS ROCKET RISES ON GOOD FLIGHT; ROCKET WITH CHUTE DESCENDS TO GROUND. G38) MS GROUP OF MEN WALK TOWARDS ROCKET AND CHUTE ON GROUND; MAN EXAMINES CHUTE. G39) MS MEN GATHER SMALL PARTS OF ROCKET; METAL PARTS ARE TWISTED AND MANGLED. G40) CU SOME INSTRUMENTS USED DURING TESTS. G41) ELS LAUNCHING TOWER. F42) CU ROCKET IN TOWER; PAN FULL LENGTH OF TOWER. G43) LS ROCKET BLASTING OFF, ZIG-ZAGGING UP. G TO F44) CU PORTION OF ROCKET ON GROUND; SECTION OF IT IS STILL SMOKING; TWO MEN BEGIN EXAMINING DAMAGED PARTS. (SV). G

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