Former A-5 Test Base
This test base for the A-5 rocket stood here from 1937 to 1945. The first launch of the A5 took place in the summer of 1938 at Greifswalder Oie and the first successful guided flights were made in October 1939 in order to test the control systems planned for use in the A4.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikmedia Commons
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