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WWII - 1940s, German Rocket Assembly & Parts Testing

Reel Number: 250063-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1940s

Country: Germany

Location:

TC Begins: 05:18:34

TC Ends: 05:29:22

Duration: 00:10:48

WWII - 1940s, German Rocket Assembly & Parts Testing Man in factory building / hanger working on metal rocket frame. Two men working on sheet metal body, others working on line of rocket frames. Pan across shot floor, men working on various parts of A-4 / V2 rocket bodies & frames. 05:20:09 Two men lift fabricated section & lay on large wagon / cart. 05:20:26 Same section turned on machine for balancing . 05:20:44 Men moving partially assembled rocket w/ uncompleted nose section by overhead crane. GOOD 05:21:42 CU of nose portion hanging from above & turned by hand; cables & hoses seen for guidance exhaust. 05:22:19 CU hand moving / pivoting rocket frame w/ leveling devices visible. CU of parts; man inspecting gyroscope in nose frame rotating on gimbels. 05:23:47 Technician checking different rocket mechanical & electrical parts; fitting boxes onto frame. 05:24:40 Rocket in hanger hanging w/ scaffolding behind. Panels exploded to test ejection of parachutes onto floor. CU of parachute held by men. 05:25:12 Hanger interior: parachute hanging & clock in lower right of screen running as bar drops 05:25:24 Technician at workbench inspecting electronics & making notes. CU oscilloscope in chassis w/ switches & dials, labeled Philips. Pattern on screen seen. 05:25:32 Technician in lab coat sitting & watching different scope or ?? Dark & patterns on screen visible. 05:25:50 Metal tube of rocket w/ pins hanging horizontal, man fits tail fins onto pins. 05:26:14 Man holding rocket as another man fits onto pin, pushes w/ hand showing balance. 05:26:48 Rocket hanging from overhead pipe, technician pushes & fixes ?? to tail. 05:26:59 Wind tunnel fan blades begin turning, tail support removed & rocket pivots in wind. 05:27:32 Two men in wind tunnel w/ fan blowing, let loose of rocket nose & it pivots in wind. 05:28:00 Other views of rocket in windtunnel tests. 05:28:42 Large machine, pan along ducting to wall. CU rivets or ?? on duct. LS of pipes, etc. German Rocket Technology; 1940s; NOTE: In our experience German Nazi era material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.

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