Doodlebug Summer

RE: Doodlebug Summer

My TV listings guide says that ‘Doodlebug Summer’ is on Sunday 14th April at 4.15pm on ITV1.Is it part of a series?If so I’ve missed the first part 🙁 My TV guide covers the LWT region,so you might find that it’s shown at a different time or date in other areas.

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The piloted V1’s were used as development aircraft for the unmanned machines.Early unmanned prototypes refused to fly properly,so it was decided that a manned version should be used to try and identify and remedy the handling deficiencies.There was also a plan to use them operationally,the plan allegedly being that the pilot bailed out before impact,but in practice this probably wouldn’t have been possible.No manned version were ever used operationally.
The name of the female test pilot I think was Hannah Reich.

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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-04-02 AT 09:46 PM (GMT)]Dont really know, but i saw a film on tele ages ago, where early on in it’s devlopement the germans had problems controling it, so they stuck a test pilot in it, Hanna Richite (spelling ?)i think. or if it was late in the war maybe some sort of suicide weapon? but as i say i dont really know. 🙂

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A ‘piloted version of the V1’ – can someone tell me why?

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There is one down at Headcorn airfield, its usally in the hanger but they roll it out on sunny days (sorry about the pic i had to reduce it from 350k down to 74 i can e-mail the original if you want)
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Steve here from Holland. I have not seen it but know there is 1 in the museum für historische Wehrtechnik

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