E7 wrote:Rufus T. Firefly wrote:You might not be aware of it but the US took the V1 tech and refined in at test locations in the Florida panhandle launching rockets into the sea eventually loading a full complement on a ship (escort carrier?) to be used against the Japanese, but they never got used before the war ended. You can visit the site and launch areas near Destin.
Wasn't aware of that! Only been to "Oldster H*ll" one time (as a late friend of mine called it). Never got into the panhandle.
It was an interesting little tour and a good walk about, as well as a bit of an eye opener into our history.