Came across this while scanning. I think it was taken on a captured German airfield in Holland (or came from one) – though it doesn’t look it from this pic.
Have no idea what, or precisely where or anything, but figured it may interest some of you.
By: Flood - 7th April 2004 at 22:29
Yep – what they said…
From http://www.simonawhite.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HS%20293.html
The German Henschel HS 293 Radio-controlled, rocket assisted “glider bomb” saw service during the Luftwaffe action against the allied advance out of the beach-heads in Normandy. Between 2nd – 6th of August 1944 the weapon was used to attack bridges over the River See and River Selume at the Southern end of the Cherbourg peninsula. At that time the American, general Patton was pouring his forces through these bottlenecks.
The attacks were made at night, the weapon being carried by Dornier Do217 aicraft. Only slight damage was done to the bridge at Pontaubault for the loss of 6 aircraft and crew.
More, albeit limited success was obtained in the Mediterranean theatre were these missiles were used against allied shipping.
Flood.
By: macky42 - 7th April 2004 at 22:18
I think it’s an HS293 as well, Fritz-x was the other one. I think there’s one of them (or both) on show at Hendon.
By: Snapper - 7th April 2004 at 22:15
The Nissen was what made me question it. I have a photo, from the same source, of one possibly at Gilze Rijen – did the RAF erect Nissen huts in Holland / Germany? Or could it have been brought back as a souvenir or for evaluation?
By: ageorge - 7th April 2004 at 21:59
Its the DoX glide bomb , launched from He111s at ships and the occasional land target – I think it was one of these babies which took out the Roma .
By: Eddie - 7th April 2004 at 21:58
Looks like a Henschel Hs293 to me – an anti shipping missile.
The setting looks more like an RAF airfield, with the Nissen hut.
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