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"GUIDED MISSILES"
"OBSOLETE FILM". PICTORIAL REPORT ON THE LATEST EFFORT IN GUIDED MISSILES & SHOTS OF MISSILES IN ACTION |
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NARRATOR TELLS AMERICAS NEW WEAPON, THE GUIDED MISSILE.
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LS- A FLEET OF BOMBERS FLY OVERHEAD. MS- A RADAR ANTENNA ROTATES. CU- MEN IN A CONTROL ROOM TRACK THE BOMBERS ON A RADAR SCREEN.JETS TAKE OFF TO INTERCEPT
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MS- ARMY TECHNICIANS TRACK THE BOMBERS ON A HUGE MAP ON A TABLE IN THE PLOTTING ROOM. ORDERS TO 'BATTLE STATIONS' ARE GIVEN BY A TECHNICIAN ON THE PHONE.
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LS- A GUIDED MISSILE POINTS SKYWARD, THE TROOPS RUN AWAY FROM IT WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS. THE MISSILE IS FIRED. CU- A SWITCH IS PRESSED.
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CU- A CLOSE-UP SHOT OF A DRONE BOMBER BEING HIT BY THE MISSILE. MS- A DRAFTSMAN DRAWS A MISSILE ON HIS BLUEPRINT.
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LS- FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY. THE HISTORY OF MISSILES BEGAN WITH THE INVENTION OF ROCKETS.
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MS- OLD FILM OF MAN LIGHTING THE FUSE ON A SMALL ROCKET POISED SKYWARD ON A LAUNCHER.
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CU- A INVENTOR ADJUSTS ROCKETS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF MAN HOPING TO BECOME PROPELLED ON HIS ICE SKATES. LS- THE ROCKETS FIRE AND THE MAN'S BACK CATCHES FIRE. IT IS PUT OUT BY OTHERS WHO SMOTHER THE FLAME WITH SNOW.
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MS- ON A SECOND TRY THE ROCKETS PUSH HIM OFF BALANCE TO THE GROUND AND HE SLIDES ON THE ICE.
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LS- A ROCKET PROPELLED RACE CAR IS TESTED AT A RACE TRACK LETTING OFF A CLOUD OF SMOKE.
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MS- HISTORICAL MOMENT WHEN THE 1ST ROCKET PLANE IS LAUNCHED. THICK WHITE SMOKE OBLITERATES THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH SCENE.
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LS- OLD FILM SHOW A GROUP OF UNIFORMED NAZIS CARRY A ROCKET ON THEIR SHOULDERS TO LAUNCH PAD.
IT FAILS AND CRASHES TO THE GROUND. |
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LS- TWO SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHINGS BY THE GERMANS.
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MS- GERMAN SCIENTISTS LOOK OVER A MODEL OF THEIR V-1 BOMB. MS- GROUND CREWMEN ROLL OUT A V-1 TO A LAUNCHING PAD AND FIRE IT. LS- A V-2 MISSILE IS ALSO FIRED.
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LS- CAPTURED GERMAN FILM SHOW THE FAILURES. LS- A V-2 FALLS AT THE LAUNCH PAD AND EXPLODES IN A HUGE FIREBALL.
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MS- GIS ROLL OUT A V-1 BOMB TAKEN TO THE U.S AFTER THE WAR. A V-2 IS ROLLED OUT AT THE ARMY PROVING GROUNDS FOR A TEST. LS- IT IS FIRED.
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LS- GUIDED MISSILE OF TODAY IS SEEN ON A LAUNCHER AFTER 8 YEARS OF RESEARCH. MONTAGE- CREWMEN WORK ON THE MISSILE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT LAUNCH PAD.
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MS- TRAINEES FOR MISSILE CREWS MARCH IN THEIR FATIGUES AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS. CU A PAMPHLET MARKED 'SECRET' FROM A FILE CABINET WHICH IS LOCKED WITH A SAFE COMBINATION DIAL AND THEN MARKED 'CLOSED'.
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MS- TRAINEES SIT AT THEIR CLASSROOM DESKS AND CHAT BEFORE THE CLASS STARTS. MS-INSTRUCTOR TELLS THEM THE PURPOSE OF THEIR PRESENCE AT THE CLASS.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT AT THE BLACKBOARD.
MS- STUDENTS WORK WITH ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS. |
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LS- THE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE 'NIKE READY TO FIRE EACH STUDENT IS CHECKED OFF ON A LIST AS HE IS SHOWN THE 'NIKE' IN IT'S HANGAR UNDER GUARD.
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LS- DIFFERENT TYPES OF RADAR ANTENNAS. LS- NIKE MISSILE ID FIRED. MS- MEN WORKING ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE MISSILE, INCLUDING WELDERS.
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MS- MEN AT A RADAR SCREEN. MS- 3 CREWMEN ROLL A MISSILE INTO A HANGAR ON A RACK. MS- SPECIALISTS TEST ITS FUNCTIONS USING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
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MS- A GERMAN V-1 MISSILE IS LOWERED WITH INTO POSITION A CRANE, AS TRAINEES USE THE V-1 FOR LAUNCH TRAINING.
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MS- AS CREWMEN EXAMINE A 'NIKE' MISSILE ON IT'S PAD A SAFETY OFFICER WATCHES AND CHECKS OFF ON A CLIPBOARD.
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MS- AS A AMBULANCE STANDS BY, THE MEN, WEARING PROTECTIVE SUITS, PUMP EXPLOSIVE FUEL INTO THE ROCKET.
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MS- A SMALL RADIO CONTROLLED PLANE, WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TARGET, TAKES OFF. LS- THE MISSILE AT THE TARGET.
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MONTAGE- WORKERS PREPARE A LARGE MISSILE, CAPABLE OF CARRYING AN ATOMIC WARHEAD, FOR FIRING.
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AERIAL- THE EARTH AS SEEN FROM A ROCKET IN FLIGHT AS IT REACHES IT'S SUMIT OF 76 MILES UP
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LS- A TRANSPORTER TRUCK CARRIES A 'NIKE' TO IT'S LAUNCHING PAD. LS- THE SPECIALLY DRESSED MEN FUEL THE MISSILE. A FIRE TRUCK NOW FOLLOWS THE MISSILE TO IT'S PAD. CREWMEN MOVE THE MISSILE INTO IT'S FIRING POSITION ON THE PAD
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MS- A CREWMAN FIRES A WARNING FLARE INTO THE SKY.
MS- POLICEMAN SETS UP ROADBLOCK STOPPING TRAFFIC INTO THE AREA. |
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MS- RADAR ANTENNA FIXES ONTO TARGET. MS- CONTROL ROOM TECHNICIAN CHECKS HI CONTROL PANE.MS-
PROJECT OFFICER, WEARING HEADPHONES, GETS READY TO THROW THE SWITCH. HE CALLS OUT THE COUNTDOWN |
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CU- PROJECT OFFICER'S FINGER PUSHES THE SWITCH.
MISSILE FIRES AND IS TRACKED WITH SPECIAL CAMERA. |
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LS- A DRONE BOMBER IS HIT CATCHES FIRE AND BEGINS ITS PLUMMET TO THE GROUND WHICH IS SHOWN IN SLOW MOTION. LS- ONE OF IT'S ENGINES SEPARATES FROM THE PLANE AND CONTINUES TURNING AS IT FALLS.
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