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1952 - Science, Missile Tracking Camera

Reel Number: 280102-17

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1952

Country: USA

Location: California,China Lake

TC Begins: 03:43:11

TC Ends: 03:44:55

Duration: 00:01:44

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Title: Science. ...motion picture camera. Capable of recording the flight of guided missiles... 03:43:24 Large telephoto camera, Little Bright Eyes, w/ electronics truck set up by Navy technicians at China Lake, California Naval Air Weapons Station. MCU man threading camera. Officer looks at reflection in telescope tube of camera. MS camera as mounted on mobile anti-aircraft gun turret. Seated man w/ binoculars & hand controls moving camera to track missile, practicing on airplane. 03:44:30 Film shot of plane w/ electronic coding registering speed, etc. at 120 frames per second. 1952 Military Technology; Cold War; Note: earlier model used by Army at White Sands, NM described in Popular Science, Jul47 Vol 151, No. 1. NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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