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the last images are of a high altitude intercept and then some concepts when he went to Argentina. A number of years before the F-86 and MIG-15.
There was no defence against an individual V2 but there was against the whole system. Not only were the launch sites and holding silos attacked, their information system was also, to progressively make them land further from the target, just about the last use of the double cross spy system in ww2.
Ofcourse to German plan was to offer a truce from city bombing.
It's a rather long read, but this will provide details on the German's hope for a negotiated peace with Britain.Where might I read more about this?
It's a rather long read, but this will provide details on the German's hope for a negotiated peace with Britain.
I apologize that it's Wiki, but it does give a good overview.
Operation Sea Lion - Wikipedia
To summarise for readers unaware: the double cross system used a double agent to misreport V1 and V2 impacts back to German intelligence.
Since the Luftwaffe had no photo reconnaissance over the UK it became possible to seduce them into offsetting their aim.
At least one was executed, refused to "turn", they were not combatants under the Geneva convention. When there was a difference between the science of transponders on V1 and the reported information from spies, the "spies" had to be believed, the alternative was too horrible to contemplate.The Double Cross system was a counter-intelligence operation to get German agents in Britain to either turn themselves in or work for the British throughout the war, not just specifically surrounding the V 1or V 2 effort. It was entirely effective and had a 100 percent success rate in terms of nullifying the effectiveness of German agents in Britain, so it was far more effective than even denying German reconnaissance aircraft the ability to do their jobs. Every single agent sent by the Germans either became a double agent or became a POW. One committed suicide.
At least one was executed, refused to "turn", they were not combatants under the Geneva convention.
Ignoring the obvious fact that no one could bomb with precision, Adolf held for himself control of bombing London it required his say so. Bombs dropped on London trying to attack Croydon airfield, and from that the British bombed Berlin in reprisal, which gave Adolf grounds to allow bombing London. Adolf may have had ideas about coming to some accord about bombing cities, but by the time V1 and V2 attacks started he was well on the way to madness.I know Germany sent out peace-feelers. I was asking specifically about the desire to reach an accord to stop city-bombing. I've read about the war for many, many years, and have not com across that particular assertion before.
Ignoring the obvious fact that no one could bomb with precision, Adolf held for himself control of bombing London it required his say so. Bombs dropped on London trying to attack Croydon airfield, and from that the British bombed Berlin in reprisal, which gave Adolf grounds to allow bombing London. Passage of time changes things, at the time Croydon was outside London, now it is certainly in it. International travel by air from London started there but now you wouldn't believe it ever had its own airport.
Ofcourse to German plan was to offer a truce from city bombing.
The Me262 wasn't a fighter, it was a "heavy fighter", meaning interceptor, so *if* the reported dog fight ever happened between the two (which has been debated for years), then the Ho.IX may have been able to best it.Given the fact that it outperformed the ME 262 in mock combat good luck
Northrop built an exact replica to study it's cross section and I beleive National Geographic documented it.
What Northrup did come up with is given the aircrafts 20% reduction in radar cross section, at 50 feet off the deck coming across the channel at 600 knots, that by the time the English spotted it they had no more than 8 minutes to get something in the air to - try - to intercept.Given the fact that it outperformed the ME 262 in mock combat good luck - That full scale mock up is at the San Diego Air and Space Museum along with a full size replica of Erich Hartmanns black tulip nosed ME 109.. Great Stuff ..
What Northrup did come up with is given the aircrafts 20% reduction in radar cross section, at 50 feet off the deck coming across the channel at 600 knots, that by the time the English spotted it they had no more than 8 minutes to get something in the air to - try - to intercept.Given the fact that it outperformed the ME 262 in mock combat good luck - That full scale mock up is at the San Diego Air and Space Museum along with a full size replica of Erich Hartmanns black tulip nosed ME 109.. Great Stuff ..
You only have to do 240MPH to cross the channel in 5 minutes?What Northrup did come up with is given the aircrafts 20% reduction in radar cross section, at 50 feet off the deck coming across the channel at 600 knots, that by the time the English spotted it they had no more than 8 minutes to get something in the air to - try - to intercept.Given the fact that it outperformed the ME 262 in mock combat good luck - That full scale mock up is at the San Diego Air and Space Museum along with a full size replica of Erich Hartmanns black tulip nosed ME 109.. Great Stuff ..
You only have to do 240MPH to cross the channel in 5 minutes?