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Real Heroes | Recent History WW2; British Spitfire pilot very gently tips German V1 Rocket off course and away from London 1944. | image tagged in world war 2 | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
255 views • 5 upvotes • Made by Johnnyracing 3 years ago in Real_Politics
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DrSarcasm
0 ups, 3y,
1 reply
Great idea but - that’s not a V1 rocket & a spitfire could not catch a rocket so as to “tip” it.
Bluessol M
2 ups, 3y,
1 reply
Actually, I think that is a V-1 and it’s top speed was about the same as a Spitfire. V-2 would be different.
Johnnyracing
2 ups, 3y,
1 reply
Thank you for the correction Bluesol. 100% V1, and the later versions of the Spitfire COULD match the V1`s for speed. In addition, this is an official photo, and many brave RAF pilots risked their lives sending V1`s off course in order to spare the people of London in WW2.
DrSarcasm
1 up, 3y,
1 reply
Learned something new. Did not know there were 2 operational rockets
Johnnyracing
1 up, 3y
Yes DrSarcasm - the subsonic V1, (I think flying at circa 450 mph). And the supersonic V2 which had a trajectory that took it into Space.
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Recent History WW2; British Spitfire pilot very gently tips German V1 Rocket off course and away from London 1944.