Object Details
- Summary
- This is a model of unknown scale of the V-1 missile, the world's first operational cruise missile developed and used by Nazi Germany. Powered by a pulse-jet engine, the V-1 had a range of about 240 kilometers (150 miles) and carried a conventional warhead. Beginning in June 1944, the Nazis launched thousands of V-1s at targets in England and Belgium. Because of its relatively slow speed, Allied aircraft were able to destroy a large number of the missiles before they reached their target. Robert Malone donated the model to NASM in 1994.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Malone
- ca. 1945
- Inventory Number
- A19940217000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Wood body, wings, and engine. Steel connecting rods.
- Dimensions
- Other: 7 3/4 in. tall x 2 ft. 6 1/2 in. long x 1 ft. 11 in. span, 7 lb. (19.69 x 77.47 x 58.4cm, 3.2kg)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19940217000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94b66d168-606c-4449-9ebf-81ff1c128fcf
