British Pilots “Tipping Off” V1 Rockets
I posted about this before, but didn’t have any photos showing how this was one. Here are three that demonstrate how fearless British pilots tipped off V2 rockets.
At first V1′s were shot down with gunfire. The optimum range was inside 200yds, which made it tough for the polots to survive.In fact, quite a few pilots killed trying to to this.
Some of the top pilots started tipping the V1′s wing. However,this tended to damage their own wing tips sithey later developed a tactic of d
At first V1′s were shot down by gunfire. Optimum range was inside 200yds, which was marginal for survival. Many planes were damaged and quite a few pilots killed. Basically at such high speed and low altitude a plane had to fly though the explosion and hope.
With the high risk of being blown up some of the best pilots started tipping the V1′s wing, because of damage to wing tips they later developed a tactic of disrupting the airflow by placing their wing very close to the V1′s wing, causing it to topple.
This was not possible at night as the flame from the V1 blinded the pilot to everything else. Some pilots flew past closely in front of the V1, again causing it to topple. The thought of doing this at 450mph, 4,000 feet above the ground, at night and being blinded gives one the willies.
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