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 Post subject: German Wasserfall
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While on the Restoration tour at USAFM we came upon this German Wasserfall. It is supposedly the only one left. It was a German Surface to Air Missle. My question is: Were these ever operational? How many were produced? And does anyone have any pics of them?

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Wow, I had no idea those even existed. I'm interested in finding out more.

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not operational, but a suped up experimental version of the v-2. extensively tested, never used in anger. i'm flabbergasted that this thing is around, let alone for sale, & not in a museum. how did the owner aquire it????

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here is a quick info site on German missiles

http://www.astronautix.com/lvfam/v2.htm
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tom d. friedman wrote:
not operational, but a suped up experimental version of the v-2. extensively tested, never used in anger. i'm flabbergasted that this thing is around, let alone for sale, & not in a museum. how did the owner aquire it????


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are you reading the same post as the rest of us ? he said it was in the USAF Museum, and did not say anything about it being for sale.
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was skimming, didn't see that point.

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gonna try to wipe some egg off my face....... where was it prior??

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Its an older book but you might try and find a copy of German Guided Missiles by Rowland F. Pocock, Arco Publishing, 1967, for an overview of the German's WWII missile development.

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It's not the only example, this one's in the RAF Museum at Cosford

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http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Luftwaffe/missiles/Missiles.htm
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At the Old Huntsville Airport location there is a Hermes at a 'gate guard.' At one point several people around town thought it might be a Wasserfall, but it turned out not to be.
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