Fi-103 (V-1) Flying Bomb, launchings (R1 OF 2)

Summary

Summary: Captured German film showing launchings of V-1 guided missile at Pennemunde, Germany, 1942 and 1943. REEL 1 - 1) MS of Fi-103 or V-1 stationary on concrete ramp at Peenemunde, Germany. 2) MS three workers moving Fi-1O3 across concrete ramp pulling same on small dolly wheels. 3) MS full front view of the Fi-103. 4) CU SV, showing steel rod protruding from side of fuselage -- rod is main tie rod of the wing section. 5) CS showing workers assembling the wing onto the fuselage. 6) CS attaching the wing-tip section onto the wing. 7) CS Schmidt-Argus Reed intermittent jet engine on the V-1. 8) CU air intake on the jet engine. 9) CU fuel line inlet into the jet engine. 10) CU INT of air intake and showing the assembly of same. 11) ECU the grill of the air intake and fuel nozzle attached to same. 12) ECU of radar homing device unit used to control the V-1 flight -- side panel moved from the V-1 exposing the unit. 13) LPS of the V-1 and control building. 14) LS looking down launching ramp at assembly control building. 15) CS launching rocket booster on the launching ramp. 16) ECU launching mechanism on the launching ramp. 17) PS test of launching ramp using dummy missile -- missile falls in water at front of ramp. 18)CU of V-1 mounted on launching ramp, jet engine started. 19) PS of wingless V-1 test, snow-covered terrain showing launching of the missile going up track and hitting water in front of launching ramp -- missile bounces across the frozen lake surface. 12 October 1942. 20) MLS technicians attaching the Fi-103 to the underside of the German FW-200 heavy bonbardment aircraft. 21) CU attaching the same to the FW-200. 22)AS of the FW-200 in flight, V-1 attached to underside of same. 23) AS showing smoke trailing behind the two aircraft as the jet engine is started. 24) AS launching of the V-1 in flight, camera follows the V-1 in flight. 25) ADS camera following flight of V-1 after aerial launching, missile disappears from view, strikes water, showing geyser of water blown up by the hit.