The Flying Bomb War - Contemporary Eyewitness Accounts
I have a large collection of V1 books and I will post and review each of them. Material covers a wide gamut of information from technical research to eyewitness accounts. I look forward to sharing my observations and encouraging some dialog.
IWM V1
I just found about these guys on the IWM website tonight. Checked out their video - lo and behold they begin with the most famous V1 https://youtu.be/nXq__jhgXw8
New flown part arrived safe and sound
Well it's finally arrived, a V1 part from England. According to the man that I bought it from, the part was found by a young boy during the war who was scavenging for war trophies. That was a pretty common thing during the war and it must've been very exciting for young children to see these things fall from the sky and then go investigate. This particular relic is part of the hand dial adjustment for setting the altitude of the V1. I'd like to think that it might've been one of the last things that was adjusted on the robot bomb before it was launched. From what I understand the V1 was constructed to operate at an altitude of 5,000 to 10,000 feet but would often fly at under 2500 feet. Most of the parts that I have collected are from storage facilities or the underground workshop, Nordhausen. I have very few items that were actually flown over the channel that were recovered after a crash. It's great to have a provenience with this particular piece and know that it flew across the channel.
New addition - V1 Rudder
Recently I was able to add a V1 rudder to relic collection. Still doing a little research on this particular piece and the cool thing is that it came from just across the Wisconsin border. There is a bit of the original paint and even a stencil which says "do not touch". One side of the rudder looks like it might have been laying on that side for some time as the paint has been eaten away. I also noticed that there is a weird crumpling of the thin skin around the spars and I hoping that is an indication that it might have flown to its destination and the damage was created by its actual flight. I hope to learn more about its possible origin when I identify the original owner. This will provide for a nice update to this post if he can be identified.
Robots from the Sky takes flight
Finally, it is happening - the official website dedicated to research and my obsession of the V1 is live. I have been collecting information, relics, images and trench art for years and now I am sharing it with anyone who is interested. I will try to share any and all content that I can concerning the V1, including any recent additions to my collection or any research material that I am adding to the library.
