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These photos show a Q-5 Kingfisher target drone on static display during an Armed Forces Day Open House in front of the Installation Headquarters Building. The Kingfisher was used as a ramjet research vehicle and supersonic target aircraft. The event appears to have included an air show, with three planes flying in formation above the display. The two original photographs have deteriorated in the decades since they were taken. This yellowing effect occurs as materials in the printing material itself start to fade. Although yellowing in photographs is generally irreversible, editing software can be used to restore the image and give viewers a sense of what the photo originally looked like. The two amazingly recolored photographs were digitally restored by author Kenneth P. Katz, who is researching the Kingfisher as a part of his upcoming book on American unmanned aircraft. … See MoreSee Less

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This video shows the production process that goes into making the Multiple Launch Rocket System at Shumaker Arsenal in Camden, Arkansas. Footage provides a system description and overview and shows the assembly process, checkout and QA/QC, and a simulated fire mission. Visit Us Online! Website: www.wsmrmuseum.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsmr.museum Instagram: www.instagram.com/wsmr.museum Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteSandsMissileRangeMuseum RegNo. 97.042.068
No audio. Real time and slow-motion footage of the launch of Pershing SSO II from various camera locations. Footage shows the flight of the missile through impact. Footage also show Pershing SSO III and SSO IV recovery at the impact area. Visit Us Online! Website: www.wsmrmuseum.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsmr.museum Instagram: www.instagram.com/wsmr.museum Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteSandsMissileRangeMuseum RegNo. 97.041.125
No audio. This video is a compilation of footage showing how V-2's were tested at White Sands Missile Range from 1946 through the 1950s. These tests occurred at Army Launch Area 1, known today as Launch Complex 33. Footage also shows A-4 testing in Germany during World War II, presumably at the Peenemünde Army Research Center. The Baby WAC and WAC Corporal were tested at the Army Ordnance Corps and California Institute of Technology (ORDCIT) Test Station in Muroc, California. Visit Us Online! Website: www.wsmrmuseum.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsmr.museum Instagram: www.instagram.com/wsmr.museum Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteSandsMissileRangeMuseum RegNo. 97.041.197
What mysteries still lie beneath Victorio Peak? Deep inside the San Andres Mountains on White Sands Missile Range, the story of a long lost treasure is being looked at again. With ground-penetrating radar and geological experts on site, the Ova Noss Family Partnership championed another search of the mountain where billions of dollars in gold and precious jewels are said to be stashed away.<br /><br />Visit Us Online!<br />Website: www.wsmrmuseum.com<br />Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsmr.museum<br />Instagram: www.instagram.com/wsmr.museum<br />Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteSandsMissileRangeMuseum<br /><br />RegNo. 97.041.113
The MLRS has taken its place in the ranks of the US Army. This video covers the capabilities of the MLRS self-propelled artillery system. Able to automatically process fire mission data, this system is highly mobile and able to reload quickly with a team of three crewmembers. Development partner countries include the United States, Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy.<br /><br />"MLRS. On time, on target."<br /><br />Visit Us Online!<br />Website: www.wsmrmuseum.com<br />Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsmr.museum<br />Instagram: www.instagram.com/wsmr.museum<br />Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteSandsMissileRangeMuseum<br /><br />RegNo. 97.041.258
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