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On Wed. 26 may 1943 At Peenemünde an A-4 rocket and a flying bomb were tested.

1943-05-26 · Peenemünde · Germany

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At Peenemünde, Germany, before Hermann Göring, Erhard Milch, and other top German leaders, an A-4 rocket and a flying bomb were tested. The A-4 rocket flew perfectly, while the flying bomb crashed only after a mile or two of flight Facility

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