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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
Late February 1944:
Two possible rockets were reported about 20 miles south-west of Brussels. Trails of smoke ended with puffs of white smoke. / One pilot reports seeing two possible rockets at 28,000 ft., above Wing 20 miles south-west of Brussels. Trails of smoke ended with puffs of white smoke. Makes you wonder... Stephen |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
Stephen,
It would certainly be interesting to explain these observations. I would say that the real phenomenon which led to these trails and puffs of smoke is likely to be quite mundane. On the Eastern front, a 'Tiger' tank mentioned in a Soviet report was in fact a Panzer IV more often than not, and the same was the case for the even more rare 'Ferdinand' tank destroyer, which were reported destroyed by the dozens when less than a hundred were manufactured. Regards, Dan
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
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This is off topic and adds no new information. I am preparing to locate more material on German anti-aircraft rockets deployed in 1944 and 1945. More photos are coming to light of 'unknown' Luftwaffe equipment, including 'never built' items based on what has been published so far. Regards, Ed |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
Moderator’s note: the prevalence of mistaken observations throughout the war and on all sides is clearly on-topic in considering any unexplained or anomalous occurrence. It may not always be the answer but it is certainly a possibility to be borne in mind.
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
I agree Nick.
Best, Ed |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
The reports coming from the USAAF and RAF air crews about German defense measures like ground to air rockets and jet propelled fighters are very interesting indeed. I wonder if the Soviet air crews have reports about these German ground to air rocket as well? I know that the Soviets had encounters German jets fighters before.
Sincerely, Edward L. Hsiao |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
Was there a system that allows the Germans to fire ground to air missiles at night against RAF bombers? Sound crazy. What do you think?
Edward L. Hsiao |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
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As for a missile system, what is anyone suggesting it could have been? The progress of the various guided weapon programmes (Enzian, Wasserfall, Rheintochter etc.) is pretty well documented. Where is the captured documentation or the wartime intelligence (human, photo-reconnaissance, signals) for a system or a launch unit deployed to France in 1944? A security nightmare from the German point of view, you might think. Also, if the Allied Command assessed the reports of rocket-Flak as a genuine threat then you'd expect P/R Mosquitoes and Spitfires to have been allover the suspected launch areas like a rash, so there should be ORBs, sortie reports and pictures. |
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Re: Rocket anti-aircraft fire
Anymore post-missions reports made by Allied bomber crewmen about surface to air rockets used by the Luftwaffe? Or how about air to air weapons used by Luftwaffe fighter planes?
Edward L. Hsiao |
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