Title:VORERPROBUNG DER STARTHILFE R208 AN HE 111 FUR HE 116 [Main Title]
Film Number:GWY 1425
Other titles:TESTING THE R208 ASSISTED TAKE-OFF UNIT ON AN HE 111 [Translation]
Summary: Tests on R208 take-off assisting rockets with an He 111, carried out in May-June 1938.
Description: An R208 unit is displayed with covers removed to expose its works and is shown in position under the aircraft wing. Test drops from the aircraft are shown - in one case the parachute fails to open and the unit is damaged. Firing tests are carried out, first on a tethered aircraft and then on an aircraft in flight. Finally the He 111 takes off a number of times using two rocket units, climbing away steeply. A shot taken from the aircraft itself during take-off is included.
Alternative Title:TESTING THE R208 ASSISTED TAKE-OFF UNIT ON AN HE 111 [Translation]
Production Details: Versuchsstelle der Luftwaffe, Peenemunde-West (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: aircraft, German - combat: Heinkel He 111 & [R and D] (object name)
equipment, German air - propulsion: Walter R208 (JATO unit) & [R and D] (object name)
Germany & Peenemunde, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: German
Subtitle language: German
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 712 ft; Running time: 8 mins
