Re: [MV] More on V-1's

From: Douglas Greville (dgrev@ruralnet.net.au)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 20:29:40 PDT


Geoff

> Richard, isn't the V-3 that intercontinental missle

I think you mean what has been called the V-4, although Germany never
used that term.

> which ALMOST made it to New
> York, but ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean just offshore, a few dozen
> miles south? I heard it was covered up to the extreme... :-)

All news to me, sounds interesting, do tell?

Anyway, you're way off mate. Its a sodding huge underground complex
to the south of Calais which 617 Squadron (Dambusters) wrecked with a
Tallboy.
Consisted of a multi-barreled cannon set up with sequential charges
to boost a 6" but several feet long projectile at London, rate of fire
was quite high. The British government even wanted to nuke the whole
site post-war just to be sure nobody ever got any funny ideas.
Wouldn't that have got the French excited!

Otherwise known as "The London Gun" its at a place called Mimoyeques,
been there and seen it, most impressive. If you
have a look at the article "D-day to Beltring, a military tourism
holiday" on my website you will see it. But being a good friend you
have already done so haven't you, must have slipped your mind? :-)

Regards
Doug

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