Posted on 11/06/2018 12:00:27 PM PST by DFG
Archaeologists have discovered the exploded remains of a German V1 "flying bomb" that crashed in a forest in 1944 on the way to its target in London.
The dig has turned up several key metal parts from the unpiloted V1, a predecessor of today's guided cruise missiles. It was one of thousands of"retaliation weapons," or "Vergeltungswaffen," launched by Nazi Germany in the last months of World War II.
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In other words, "Pictures or it didn't happen".
The Meteor was initially used to counter the V-1 flying bomb threat. 616 Squadron Meteors saw action for the first time on 27 July 1944, when three aircraft were active over Kent. These were the first operational jet combat missions for the Meteor and for the Royal Air Force. After some problems, especially with jamming guns, the first two V1 “kills” were made on 4 August. By war’s end, Meteors had accounted for 14 flying bombs.
Yea, it through the gyros off.
Yes, the great Typhoon too.
The airplane depicted is a Spitfire as can be seen by the elliptical wing planform.
British aviation USED to be great. As a kid I used to love watching the Avro Vulcan bomber do its stuff at Davis-Monthan during the airshows.
Then the Labour governments managed to push them off a cliff.
Geography is destiny. :^)
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