Staged Launch For RAF Launching At Vandenberg Air Force Base (1950-1959)

Unissued / unused material. Staged pre-launch for RAF (Royal Air Force) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States of America (USA). Various shots showing rocket being prepared for take off and interiors of control room. LS rocket being raised into launching position. Various shots rocket on launching platform with cut-ins of technicians in the control room. Panning shot of rocket taking off. Note: item transferred from 16 mm print. Cataloguers Note: Spelling Variations - Vandenburg or Vandenberg FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (193