[V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s]

Title

[V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s]

Description

Film footage of V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s. The footage is comprised of short clips of rocket tests, showing rockets being prepared for launch, the launches themselves, and inspections of the impact sites. At 00:03:31, several burned aircraft are shown, including a Heinkel He 111 bomber, apparently damaged by a rocket's impact. At 00:04:45, a rocket is shown tipping over during launch and exploding on the launch pad. Wehrmacht officers are present in several scenes.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Original German Ansochrom Peenemunde."

Date

1940s circa

Coverage

Extent

1 film reel (9 min., 31 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mm

Bibliographic Citation

The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2013-09-17_AV_004_01