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V-1 flying bomb facilities
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To carry out the planned V-1 "flying bomb" attacks on the United Kingdom, Germany built a number of military installations including launching sites and depots. Some of the installations were huge concrete fortifications.
Diagram for Maisoncelle V-1 "ski site"
Diagram for Maisoncelle V-1 "ski site"
V-1 rolled-out by German crew
V-1 rolled-out by German crew
A V-1 displayed on a launch ramp section at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. To the right of the missile, the Anlaßgerät (launch device) carries elect
A V-1 displayed on a launch ramp section at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. To the right of the missile, the Anlaßgerät (launch device) carries electrical connections, including safe and arm connections to the missile. Part of the starter trolley, which chemically produces steam for the catapult, can also be seen.
V-1 flying bomb
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The V-1 flying bomb was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM) designation was Fieseler Fi 103 and its suggestive name was Höllenhund (hellhound). It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany as Kirschkern or Maikäfer (maybug).
V-1 flying bomb
V-1 flying bomb
V-1 cutaway
V-1 cutaway
Rear view of V-1 in IWM Duxford, showing launch ramp section
Rear view of V-1 in IWM Duxford, showing launch ramp section
A V-1 on display in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris
A V-1 on display in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris