Hitler's secret 'Silent Dart' designed to terrorize Britain
With deadly accuracy and at speeds of up to 700mph, it could have pinpointed Nazi targets and wreaked havoc on Britain.
At least, that is what German scientists believed as they plotted this weapon of terror...
The glider would be released from a larger aircraft. Guided by a Luftwaffe pilot inside, the dart would dive towards the ground carrying its 1,000kg bomb.
At the last moment, the pilot would release the bomb and inflate a huge balloon attached to the craft.
As the bomb hit its target, the balloon was supposed to whisk the glider far up above the danger area, so it could travel to safety.
The plans, which have come to light more than 60 years after their creation, may sound implausible -- but pencil drawings of the dart found by the Allies in July 1945 show that for the Nazis, it may have seemed a real possibility.
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At least, that is what German scientists believed as they plotted this weapon of terror...
The glider would be released from a larger aircraft. Guided by a Luftwaffe pilot inside, the dart would dive towards the ground carrying its 1,000kg bomb.
At the last moment, the pilot would release the bomb and inflate a huge balloon attached to the craft.
As the bomb hit its target, the balloon was supposed to whisk the glider far up above the danger area, so it could travel to safety.
The plans, which have come to light more than 60 years after their creation, may sound implausible -- but pencil drawings of the dart found by the Allies in July 1945 show that for the Nazis, it may have seemed a real possibility.