A detonated German V-1 flight bomb from World War II has been expose by archaeologist in the English countryside , resilient Sciencereports . Also known as a “ doodlebug , ” this peculiar unmanned cruise missile was likely bound for London when it was launched in 1944 . Instead , it was shot down over the Packing Wood woodland in Kent , England , where it put down for more than 70 years .
The flying turkey was rule last month by Research Resource , a secret archaeologic group run by brothers Colin and Sean Welch . Their research bring out that the V-1 was fetch down by a Polish original on August 6 , 1944 .
" Kent was never a target , and the V-1s that fell were either impart down by battler aircraft , anti - aircraft gunshot , the balloon barrage , or malfunction of the equipment , ” Colin Welch toldKent Online . " This land site at Packing Wood is remarkable as it seem that the missile crashed pretty flawlessly in that its remains are within the heart and soul of the volcanic crater . ”
Nearly 10,000 V-1 bomb were maneuver at mark in southeast England between 1944 and 1945 , according to Colin Welch . Many were launched from German - occupied Holland .
These 1700 - Irish pound missiles were weigh “ retaliation weapons ” and were order by Hitler in response to confederate bombing of German cities in 1943 . V-1s were creditworthy for more than 6000 deaths in Britain — not to mention a swell hand of death . One of these turkey obliteratedGeorge Orwell ’s home in London in 1944 and nearly destroy his manuscript ofAnimal Farm .
The Welch brothers have conducted several war - touch on projection in the Kent region , include a three - year excavation of the site where a V-2 rocket crashed . The crony desire to create an online museum to showcase 3D renderings of the artillery they ’ve found .
" This is our account , and it ’s get to be document somehow in a responsible way , " Welch told Live Science .
[ h / tLive Science ]
