The Flying Missile movie poster.
Movie (1950)
French title: L'infernal projectile
Italian title: Il mistero del V.3
Starring:
Glenn Ford (Commander William A. Talbot)
Viveca Lindfors (Karin Hansen)
Henry O'Neill (Rear Admiral Thomas A. Scott)
Joe Sawyer (Quartermaster 'Fuss' Payne)
Fictional account of the role played by a somewhat impetuous US Naval commander in developing the first means of launching missiles from submarines.
Vought F4U Corsair[]
Mittlewerk EWM A4 Vergeltungswaffe V2[]
Operation Sandy involved the September 6, 1947 launch of a V-2 rocket from the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41), the US Navy’s only attempt to launch a liquid fueled rocket from an aircraft carrier.
Glenn L. Martin Viking[]
The immediate tilt of the rocket near liftoff led to be exploded about six miles away.
The production used public footage of the Viking (Navy's project of a liquid-fueled rocket designed to supersede the German V2), one of the first four launches (May 1949 - May 1950)
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket []
White desk model alongside an undidentified missile.
Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat[]
Unmanned 'target plane' as said in the movie.
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer[]
Seen in the distance when the Hellcat is touching down.
Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon alias LTV-N-2[]
Named LTV-N-2 by the U.S. Navy during test at Point Mugu.
Archive footage of an unidentified failed launch.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
P-80? F9F?
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star[]
Despite it's a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star taking off, the missile is chased by a prop-driven aircraft ...
Chased now by the P-80 flying with a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.
Beechcraft JRB-4 Expeditor[]
Wearing code 657; maybe Beechcraft JRB-4 Expeditor BuNo 44657 (c/n 8588). If right, later to JMSDF as 6401.
Douglas R4D[]
Douglas R4D of the Naval Air Transport Service.
Grumman F8F Bearcat[]
(left to right) Grumman F6F and Grumman F8F Bearcat. Others unidentified.
Grumman F9F Panther[]
Desk model in front of the Admiral with a Republic-Ford LTV-N-2 (bottom left corner).
Grumman TBF / General Motors TBM Avenger[]
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