The Fieseler Fi 103R, code-named Reichenberg, was a German manned version of the V-1 flying bomb. It was developed towards the end of the Second World War and was intended to be used as a human-guided
Fi 103R Reichenberg (without warhead) captured by British troops in 1945
Fieseler Fi 103R (with cockpit, in camouflage paint), to the right of a standard V-1 flying bomb (Fieseler Fi 103), at the Swiss Military Museum
The forward support pylon for the Reichenberg crewed V-1 resembles a broad-chord version of the American Loon's similar component
US troops inspect Fieseler Fi 103R at Neu Tramm 1945
The V-1 flying bomb was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry name was Fieseler Fi 103 and its suggestive name was Höllenhund. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb
Rear view of V-1 in IWM Duxford, showing launch ramp section
A V-1 on display in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris