The Germans Use the V-1 Flying Bomb and the V-2 Goes into Production
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Military History, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Germany
- Date: 1944
Article abstract: The world’s first operational flying bomb was put into use against the Allies in World War 11, while the V-2, the world’s first long-range, liquid-fueled rocket went into production.
Summary of Event
On May 26, 1943, key German military officials were briefed by two teams of scientists, one representing the Air Force, and the other representing the Army. Each team had launched two experimental war craft. The German Air Force experiment, the Fiesler 103, failed on both trials. The German Army’s Aggregat-4 (Assembly-4,...
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