Phil Perry Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 https://www.forces.net/news... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I've recently watch a doco on the Tempest, and I think that I recall the old pilots pooh-poohing the story that V1's were tipped over with aircraft wing tips. The usual go was to shoot them down as this account tells. http://www.lamberhurstvillage.co.uk/usr/DHwartimeinKentnew_j5yw.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I recall astonishing footage of V1 launches. You could see the flashes of the motor 'winding up'. And as I recall, in one film frame the V1 was still there, in the next it just wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 The tempests were most effective at shooting them down apparently,. . . they were robust enough to fly through the debris of an explosion ( According to the article ) V1 FLYING BOMB © IWM (CH 16281) The only known photograph of a Spitfire nudging a V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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