Spacecraft & Missiles - 1940s
Although modern rocketry technically began in the 1920s with the experiments of American Robert Goddard, it was the German skunkworks at Pennemünde during World War II that truly set the stage for both the American and Soviet space programs to follow. Under the direction of Dr. Werner von Braun, Germany developed the mother of all modern rockets, the A-4 (also known as the V-2), a single-stage medium-range guided missile that for several months rained terror on the citizens of London and its environs. Surrendering to the Allies during the final weeks of the War, Von Braun and several of his associates moved to the United States where they continued their work, this time under the auspices of the United States Army. Other Germans, captured by the Soviets, were pressed into service designing ballistic missiles for Russia's own defense and space programs.
Models of both German and American missiles from this decade are featured in this section.
Models of both German and American missiles from this decade are featured in this section.
NORTHROP JB-1A "BAT BOMB" (1943)
Muroc Models 1:72 |
EMW A-4 (V-2) BALLISTIC MISSILE (1944)
DML 1:35 |
JB-2 "LOON" (1944)
Mac Distribution 1:72 |
V-2 "BLOSSOM' (1947)
Kora & New Ware Models 1:72 |