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V2 turbo-pump wreckage East Ham, 17th Sept -1944

V2 turbo-pump wreckage East Ham, 17th Sept -1944

V2 rocket turbo-pump from a missile fired from Walcheren, Serooskerke, Vrederust, by battery no 444, at around 7am on September 17th 1944. The missile impacted East Ham with a direct hit on houses. Killing 6 people with 15 seriously injured. Much of the rocket debris was taken to the East Ham police station for examination by the military authorities. The serviceman in the picture is feeling the steam inlet manifold as it is still warm to the touch. Information porovided by www.v2rocket.com.

Album: Turbopump parts and relics

Categories: Turbo-pump

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Preschona trade advert

Preschona trade advert

Trade literature advert for the Preschona company (Adolf Meyer) in Berlin, Germany. The company was a supply contractor and (among other items) manufactured the non-return valve for the steam turbine exhaust heat exchanger, employed to volatilise a small portion of liquid oxygen (LOX) to pressurise the LOX tank to maintain critical flow volume to the LOX turbo-pump.

Album: Turbopump parts and relics

Categories: Propellant flow

Tags: #Propellant Pumps #Turbo-pump #A4-V2 supply contractor