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Test Flights, Jet-Propelled Plane (YP-59A) & Rocket-Assisted F4U, Patuxent River, Maryland, 01/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #1033. National Archives description "1) MS F4U with rocket attachment is wheeled out. 2) MS P-59 wheeled out. 3) MS Pilot gets in P-59. SCU Jet exhaust spits flame. 4) LS P-59 takes off, in flight, lands-SV. 5) MS F4U with rocket, warms up, taxis, in flight, lands, taxis-SV. 6) AVL F4U in flight. MS P-59 in hangar. 7) SCU F4U with rocket attachment. 8) GV F4U, pilot in cockpit." National Archives Identifier: 75799 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, United States -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Airacomet (Jet Fighter Plane), Rocket Planes -- History, Jet Planes -- History, Corsair (Fighter Plane), Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Md.), WWII In Color
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