The North Sea V2 1945

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Full title reads: "THE NORTH SEA V2".

Cuxhaven, Germany.

German technicians fire V2 rocket bombs, track their course and drop them in North Sea under British direction for experimental purposes.

Various slow motion shots of the V2 rocket bombs taking off and in flight -...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
39965
Sort Number:
45/085
Time in/Out:
01:42:50:00 / 01:43:51:00
Canister:
45/85
Film ID:
1153.22
Issue Date:
22/10/1945

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