Extremely rare World War II-dated V-2 crash-failure document from Germany’s Peenemunde rocket research station, three pages, 8.25 x 11.75, August 12, 1943, featuring a rare wartime signature of Wernher von Braun, “v. Braun,” on the second page; at the time, von Braun was serving as the technical director of Peenemunde, a title he held until the war’s end. The German-language report is related to Flight No. 41 of a V-2 (A4) rocket, which occurred on July 9, 1943, and contains sections for Aggregate, Test Purpose, In-flight Measurements, Dyno Test, Shot History, Trajectory, and Results. It also includes two original glossy photos of the crash site and wreckage. The report indicates that the V-2 launch had been a failure right after liftoff with the test flight vehicle falling on the nearby rocket pump building at Peenemunde. In very good to fine condition, with tears to the upper left corner.
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