“ TARGET KITE MANIPULATIONS “ 1946 ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERY TRAINING FILM XD31301

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1946, “Target Kite Manipulations“ is a training film that shows how to use target kites in ship defense gunnery practice. Target kites were developed by the Special Devices Branch and Dr. Paul E. Garber, who later gained fame as the founder of the National Air and Space Museum and its senior historian. Garber’s interest in kites dated to childhood, when he was approached by none other than Alexander Graham Bell -- who showed him that his kite was not assembled properly. Many WWII target kites were manufactured by the A. G. Spalding & Bros. company, a leading sporting goods manufacturer, others were constructed by Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. and Ballard Aircraft Corp. Over 250K kites were made during the war. You can find out much more about WWII Target Kites at Charles Hall’s website: We encourage viewers to