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Description1960-07-21 First Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat.ogv
English: Missile Milestone - First Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat, Universal International Newsreel, 21 July 1960. Polaris missile loaded from truck to sub at Cape Canaveral, missile hatches opened on USS George Washington, missile fired on 20 July 1960, 1100 miles to its target, then 2nd missile fired.
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This file was selected as the media of the day for 22 January 2013. It was captioned as follows:
English: Missile Milestone - First
Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat, Universal International Newsreel, 21 July 1960. Polaris missile loaded from truck to sub at Cape Canaveral, missile hatches opened on
USS George Washington, missile fired on 20 July 1960, 1100 miles to its target, then 2nd missile fired.
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English: Missile Milestone - First
Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat, Universal International Newsreel, 21 July 1960. Polaris missile loaded from truck to sub at Cape Canaveral, missile hatches opened on
USS George Washington, missile fired on 20 July 1960, 1100 miles to its target, then 2nd missile fired.