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Remains of Nazi 'flying bombs' uncovered in British woods
Live Science via Fox News ^ | 11/06/2018 | Tom Metcalfe

Posted on 11/06/2018 12:00:27 PM PST by DFG

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To: DFG
The article didn't include a picture of those remains. Perhaps those living in England don't have access to cameras.

In other words, "Pictures or it didn't happen".

41 posted on 11/06/2018 2:34:26 PM PST by GingisK
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To: Rebelbase
And a bit later the Allies first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor, was used for V1 removal, but apparently using guns.

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.


42 posted on 11/06/2018 2:46:48 PM PST by az_gila
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To: Jewbacca

Yea, it through the gyros off.


43 posted on 11/06/2018 2:50:02 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Rebelbase

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.


44 posted on 11/06/2018 3:20:49 PM PST by Regulator
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To: DFG
The amazing thing to me is that the proximity fuses used vacuum tubes. I learned electrical engineering in the vacuum tube era, That such fragile things could be fired from a cannon still astounds me.
45 posted on 11/06/2018 4:53:43 PM PST by JoeFromSidney (Colonel (Retired) USAF)
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To: Robert A Cook PE
Geography is destiny. :^)

46 posted on 11/06/2018 7:34:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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