The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German radio-guided glide bomb. It is the first operational anti-shipping missile, first used unsuccessfully on 25 August 1943 and then with increasing success o
Hs 293 on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, Germany, with added "Kopfring" (lit. "head ring") on the nose for nautical targets
A schematic drawing of a Hs 293
The Walter 109-507 rocket motor unit with propellant tanks, removed from its nacelle under the Hs 293
An Hs 293 A-1 on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center
HMT Rohna was a British India Steam Navigation Company passenger and cargo liner that was built on Tyneside in 1926 as SS Rohna and requisitioned as a troop ship in 1940. Rohna was sunk in the Mediter
Henschel Hs 293
…217 carrying Hs 293s led to anti-U-boat patrols in the Bay of Biscay being temporarily suspended. On 26 November, an Hs 293 sank the troop transport HMT Rohna killing over 1,000 personnel. Other ships sunk or damaged by the Hs 293 include…
The minesweeper USS Pioneer rescued 602 survivors
The destroyer HMS Atherstone provided anti-aircraft cover and then rescued about 70 survivors