US Army demonstrates tiny drone plane at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, in 1955

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CreatorAmerican PathéPublisherAmerican PathéSubjectUnited States. Army.DescriptionTitle card: "Army Has Tiny Drone Plane to Scout Enemy" superimposed over side view of small plane ready to take off; soldier inserts camera into drone plane; montage soldiers fix the plane into position on its catapult; CU the camera inside the plane; front shot plane sits on catapult, ready for takeoff; CU soldier's hands push down on releasing device; plane launches off catapult and flies away; CU soldier works with joystick; pan to plane flying; plane flies toward and past hilly area; parachute opens on plane; plane falls to earth with parachute and parachute collapses to ground; tilt down shot officers watch; soldier unloads the camera from the plane and turns toward a jeep; plane launches off catapult; POV from plane camera as it flies over the groundVideo Length00:00:56Date Original1955-11-03Date Range1950s (1950-1959)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatNewsreelsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film LibraryCollectionParamount and American Pathé Newsreel Collection Rights StatementThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights of the Sherman Grinberg Film Library; You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use; In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses; For commercial uses, please contact the Sherman Grinberg Film Library at [email protected].

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Geographic FeatureFort HuachucaCountyCochise CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceFort Huachuca TopicGovernment and PoliticsMilitary

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Identifier38643Digital FormatMP4File Size76.8 MBDigitizing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film Library

SR001080_01_04_wm.mp4

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US Army demonstrates tiny drone plane at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, in 1955