Take a small bite from technology's history with this little nibble about the German Vergeltungswaffe-2, or V-2 rocket for short. This terrifying technical creation used by the Nazis during last year of WWII reigned terror but promised a new technological future.

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Footage of V-2 rockets from the USAF archives, courtesy of Archive.org, and is Public Domain.
Footage and rocket audio recordings from the NASA archives, courtesy of archive.org, and is Public Domain.

Filmed on location at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio.
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All other sound effects author's own original creations or from licensed stock libraries.

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