Author Topic: Guess what...V1 !!!! (Read 181 times)

Viper17 · « **on:** June 08, 2002, 10:42:05 PM »

Being carried by B-17-G. Odd huh. Why didnt they lug big bombs on em. They called em JB-1 Loons (V-1s). Think this was post WWII though. We ould have used em agenst japan if not for the nuke.

Angus · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2002, 04:47:18 AM »

Very cool.
Do you have some more information about this?
Anyway, here's something from the German side

straffo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2002, 04:54:06 AM »

@Angus

as far as I know the V1 following the A254 in your pic was full of fuel and used as a drop tank.

Angus · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2002, 08:30:28 AM »

Yes Straffo, I know.
The Picture of air launch comes here:D

Rokkit · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2002, 03:55:22 PM »

Heinkel He-111H-22 used by Stab./KG53 to launch V-1s during the winter of '44-45.

Master · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2002, 05:30:23 PM »

Viper17 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2002, 07:25:57 PM »

Well I found some stuff on em. Hard to find. One of the more hush hush things me thinks. Government probibly didnt like the fact of biulding german aircraft.

July 9, 1944. Part of wrecked and captured Fiesler Fi-103 "buzz bombs" are delivered to Wright Field, Ohio, for evaluation. Seventeen days later, Ford Motor Company finishes building a copy of the Argus pulse jet motor, and by October, Republic is chosen to build copies of the bomb's airframe. The US-built duplicates are called JB-1 "Loons."

Realy damn hard to find stuff on em. One of the more strage things tho.