Incoming V-1

A book worth getting for ref.


Diver! Diver! Diver!: RAF and American Fighter Pilots Battle the V-1 Assault Over South-east England, 1944: Amazon.co.uk: Brian Cull, Bruce Lander: Books

 

In Segunda Guerra Filmes: V-1 Flying Bomb - Technical Film more information and film -in German language, very interesting-. FZG76 V-1 Flying Bomb - Technical Film




Jan.

 

Here are some videos of the V1 Rocket some great footage.

Ww2 V1 Flying Bomb

 

Here is a good web site with some cracking details on the attacks of the V1 rocket on London from 1944-1945. You can also hear what the rocket sounded like.

FlyingBombsandRockets,V1,V2,Rockets,Flying bombs,

 

Here are some videos of the V1 Rocket some great footage.

Ww2 V1 Flying Bomb

Here is a good web site with some cracking details on the attacks of the V1 rocket on London from 1944-1945. You can also hear what the rocket sounded like.

FlyingBombsandRockets,V1,V2,Rockets,Flying bombs,


Thanks for sharing both resources, Deacs!



Jan.

 

Thanks for sharing both resources, Deacs!



Jan.

Thanks Jan glad you liked them.

Regards Michael.

 

Here are some videos of the V1 Rocket some great footage.


I hate to sound picky, but several posts have referred to the V-I 'rocket'.

It wasn't a rocket, the motor was a pulse-jet engine. The V-2 was a rocket.

Belville

 

First time I have seen this reference: Fiesler Fi 103 flying-bomb (V1).

 

V1 Pulsejet AS 014 Test - YouTube

 

Great picture, Owen.

 

In Spanish press newspaper, La Vanguardia Española, Barcelona,
Edición del martes, 08 agosto 1944, página 6 Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es aka Tuesday, August 8, 1944

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Great information, Philip!




Jan.

 

Kamikaze Doodlebug, secret variant of V1 drone was designed to be flown by pilots.

The kamikaze doodlebug: Secret variant of Hitler's V1 was designed to let pilot fly it to British targets (but surprisingly not enough volunteered) | Mail Online

 

Schiffer - Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich German Missles, 1934-1945 (0764300865)


Kamikaze !


Page 61: Reichenberg project.




(eBook) Osprey - Aviation [007] - Kamikaze

 

Just found this in the war diary of 8 Canadian LAA Regt for 31st July 1944:

"All troops of 70 Bty are now deployed in the Gun Defended Area around Caen. "A" Troop engaged a flying bomb, flying towards the German lines. There were no hits."

The same incident?

- Pete

 

Pete thank you for posting
looks like it could the same incident.

regards
Clive

 

good day gage,super moderator.26th march,2009,04:02pm.re:incoming v1.(doodle bug)i have watched many fly over our house in london when i was a lad.seen them begin there fall when the gyro fails,sometimes in the early days the fighter pilots tried to shoot them down.they were faster than our planes.but when some caught up.they tried to tip the plane wing under the bomb wing.it would make the gyro fail and she would come down.they stoped doing that as they had no control where the bomb would fall.thank you for an interesting post regards bernard85 :indexCA7C9VES:

 

Anti-V.I. Device

IWM - B12109

DESCRIPTION
Object description
Original wartime caption: Monsier F. Speeckaert with his anti-V.l. invention. various angles of it and the way the V.l. is trapped in the device.

A series of photos taken by Sgt.Wilkes 25d11m1944y (models)

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