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V-1 The Robot Bomb - London Bombing Raids WWII
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keywords: wwii, european theater, nazi terror weapon, v-1 flying bomb, v1 buzz bomb
Synopsis: The Nazis unleash a new terror weapon against the British populace as V-1 Flying Bombs rain down upon the cities of England...(read more)
- Date: 1940's
- Duration: 00:08:00
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: England
V-1 The Robot Bomb - London Bombing Raids WWII
The Germans launched the first V-1 Rocket Bomb Flying Bomb against London, England on June 13, 1944 and continued the attack for a period of 80-days and nights. Over 6,000 persons were killed, 17,000 injured, and various sections of London totally destroyed.
Shot List:
00:00:08;12
Dust shot of London, England in WWII; smoke rises in bg from V-1 doodlebug bomb explosion. Civilians clearing rubble stop to look skyward, cut to descending German Fieseler Fi 103 flying-bomb V-l bomb or buzz bomb in flight and crashing to earth. Smoke rises in bg after explosion. British aircraft spotters searching through an unidentified device. Anti-aircraft fire attempt to bring down V-1 rocket in flight.
00:01:05;10
Man searching through ruins of his home, bus passes in front of American Red Cross at Rainbow Corner in London, cut to a scene of a demolished bus. Heaps of rubble, burned out windows of restaurant, wreckage of hospital and a church. Pan shot of demolished homes.
00:02:02;18
Civil Defense workers, Military, and British civilians and search ruins for the dead and wounded. CU, hand of doctor takes pulse of badly burned hand and arm. Short scene, US soldiers standing in front of ARC bldg in London. Additional scenes, rescue squad plays water hose against smoking ruins of large buildings, air raid siren sounding.
00:02:53;22
CU, AA anti-aircraft gun barrels firing. Cut to V-l Flying Bomb being hit by AA and bursting into flames. AA gun battery crew in operation against V-l Buzz Bombs. Various scenes of AA batteries firing, V-1 bomb hit by AA fire and explodes into flames.
00:03:47;06
Silhouette image of air raid warden spotter on rooftop looking skyward. Barrage balloons in air over city. Cut to V-1 Robot Bombs falling to earth and exploding after striking barrage balloon cables. Excellent GSAP footage as RAF fighter plane shoots down a V-1 bomb.
00:04:16;23
CU, British soldier looks through binoculars. Various cuts, reactions of farmers, women bathers, housewife, mother wheeling baby in carriage, to the sound of the pulsejet engine of an approaching V-l bomb. When the pulsejet engine runs out of fuel the V-1 bomb falls to earth and explodes.
00:05:26;07
Scenes of various sections of London totally destroyed by V-l bombs. Civilians attempt to clear rubble. Shows a British nurse attending a wounded, elderly lady. Two children walking through bombed area. CU, faces of the small boy and girl mentioned above.
- Related Titles:
- Hitler's Secret Weapons
