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Joint British-Nazi V-2 rocket launches in 1945 - Occupied Germany
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Nov 3, 2016 14:51:48   #
Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
 
RichardQ wrote:
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Shakey! I note your interests include military history. Were you aware of Operation Backfire?


No, I was not, Richard. Many thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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Nov 3, 2016 16:55:59   #
sidney Loc: London.Eng.
 
Had a few of them land near my house in London.no fun. never heard them coming

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Nov 3, 2016 18:02:11   #
Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England
 
Very interesting Richard..thanks for posting.

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Nov 4, 2016 18:01:14   #
RichardQ Loc: Colorado
 
sidney wrote:
Had a few of them land near my house in London.no fun. never heard them coming


Thank you for the feedback, Sidney. You were very lucky! The maximum speed of the V-2 was more than 3,500 miles per hour, and it came in to impact at 1,790 mph. No wonder you didn't hear anything.

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Nov 4, 2016 18:03:14   #
RichardQ Loc: Colorado
 
Doddy wrote:
Very interesting Richard..thanks for posting.


Thank you for your comments and your interest, Doddy! Much appreciated.

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