FFAR Rocket Destructive Tests Of Armor Plating WWII 76744 (1944)

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This silent film shows footage of rockets being test fired against a series of armored plates, possibly at the Dugway Proving Ground or the Desert Training Center. It was shot in May of 1944 and these tests were conducted as part of tests of air-to-ground rocket projectiles, likely the FFAR or possibly the HVAR. The FFAR was a 5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket developed during World War II for attack from airplanes against ground and ship targets. A rocket launch catapult is visible in the…

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7 minutes

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