Material dealing with the history and development of the A4-V2 missile system – this includes people and places important to the V2 rocket story.
With a few notes on the development history of this critically important technology The time boundaries for the development of the fuel injection system of the A4/V2 25-ton thrust engine are simple enough to state; the process began at the […]
Some images from our field trips exploring the ruins of the Peenemünde Army research complex on Usedom island. This album features images of the ruins of the gigantic Fertigungshalle Eins (F1) V2 missile pre-production factory, and slave labour camp. And also shows the area once enclosed by the equally giant Repair and Maintenance workshops, just 120 meters to the north of F1. The ghost of the V2 rocket can be seen in the plethora of decaying relics that still litter the ground in many of these locations. Please note: some of the areas illustrated here are not open to the public and there is a real danger from unexploded ordinance. See our information page for details of expert guided tours (in English and German) of these areas.
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… and changed the world. This odd snippet of V2 rocket history spotlights a haunting connection between an old 3″ refracting telescope, hidden but in plain view, high up on a wall in the Berlin Technical Museum, […]
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