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Originally Posted by doug_porsche
Very sobering Stijn. I must be very very sobering to live near that and not just see pictures and stories in books.
ps. You have the V1 and V2 reversed. The V1 was the airplane like bomb. The V2 is the missile
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It's actually the first time i've seen it up close, and it was very moving to walk there in a place that can only be described as one of the first mechanical, weapon of mass desctruction intended for civilians... That it's sad to realize that mankind has been very good at finding ways to kill other people..
Another thought that came to me, inside the bunker, the engineering that went into this site... I've seen it now that half of the place is bombed to pieces, but when it was intact, under construction but almost ready... it must have been an amazing place.. Bit like the big U boat bunkers in France..
Sure, there are bigger installations in the world now, but at that time, as far as high tech warfare, it was a biggie.. It would not have been, or still not be out of character to see this kind of place (unbombed) in a James Bond movie..
and you're right about v1 and 2, i know which ones are right, but i always keep mixing them up.. for some reason my mind prefers V1 for the ballistic missile..
