V-1 flying bomb
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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
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1975 117 26, Marschflugkörper V1 vor Start
V-1 cutaway
Rear view of V-1 in IWM Duxford, showing launch ramp section
A V-1 on display in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris
V-2 rocket
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The V-2 rocket, with the development name Aggregat-4, was the world's first practical, modern ballistic missile and suborbital launch vehicle. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine
V-1 flying bomb
…within a circle 31 km (19 mi) in diameter, but by the end of the war, accuracy had been improved to about 11 km (7 mi), which was comparable to the V-2 rocket. The warhead consisted of 850 kg (1,870 lb) of Amatol, 52A+ high-grade, blast-effective explosive with three fuses. An electrical fuse could be triggered…
Peenemünde Museum replica of V2
Wernher von Braun at Peenemünde Army Research Center
Wind tunnel model of an A4 in the German Museum of Technology in Berlin
Layout of a V2 rocket