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History Of The Air Force 1954 - 1964 -- From Missile Development To Space (1977)

1977 · Newsreel · 11 min

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Air Force history from Robert Goddard's 1926 rocket experiments through the V-2, the American missile programme, aerospace medicine, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the X-15 to the Air Force in space; a 1977 Department of Defense film.

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11 minutes

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★★★ · Here's Another Missile · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-01-01

Using archival footage and stills, narrator Les Tremayne outlines the history of missiles from their invention in Germany to developments in the U.S., ending with communications and the space programme. This is a low-key, matter-of-fact presentation.

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