Spectacular U.S. Tests (1932-1952)

Aberdeen, Maryland, United States of America (USA) - testing ammunition. GV. A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber suspended by wires from two pylons. Soldier kneeling by detonator device. MV. Flying Fort suspended. CU Hand turning detonator handle to set of explosives. MV. Explosion in B-17. CU. Shattered tail unit. SV. Damaged tail unit. LV. Fuel tanks. CU. hand inserts incendiary shell into breach of gun. CU. Officer fires charge. GV. Gun fires, and tank bursts into flame. LV. Fire engine arrives on scene. MV. SV. Firemen put out flames. (Orig. F.G.) (Orig. ’H’) 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),