GERMAN A4 ROCKET: OPERATION BACKFIRE [Main Title]

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  • Title: GERMAN A4 ROCKET: OPERATION BACKFIRE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 688
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  • Summary: Unedited film shows launching of V2 rocket; shots of launchpad before and after take-off; rocket's passage after take-off; and rocket, losing height, leaving a corkscrew vapour trail.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 688
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (AMY 688)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Kinematograph Service (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 893 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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    AMY 688

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