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| Repro ID: H3102-1 |
| Description: The V-2 was first used in September 1944. Like the V-1 Flying Bomb it carried a one ton warhead. However, the 14 metre (47 feet) long, liquid-fuelled rocket was capable of supersonic speed and could fly in the upper reaches of the Earth's atmosphere. As a result it could not be effectively stopped once launched. In contrast, Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters were able to shoot down many of the V-1 bombs before they reached London. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1944 |
| Credit line: Magpie Resource Library collection. | |
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