Joseph Warner Angell

Late in 1942, Allied Intelligence became gravely troubled about the reports of the German secret weapons. Now, for the first time, the magnitude of the German V-bombs and the emergency measures the Allies took to nullify them can be told. JOSEPH WARNER ANGELL served as a historical officer with the Army Air Forces during the war; he was on the proving ground during the CROSSBOW experiments; and after the war he personally interviewed the German experts who had been in charge of the rockets. His article, of which this is the second installment, is based on material drawn from Volume III of The Army Air Forces in World War II, published by the University of Chicago Press. This history, officially approved by the USAF, is a collaborative undertaking directed by Colonel W. J. Paul of the Research Studies Institute, Air University.

In the winter of 1942, Allied Intelligence became increasingly troubled about the reports of the Germon secret weapons. Now, in the aftermath, we have uncovered the fantastic development of the German V-bombs, which might have won a German victory. JOSEPH WARNER ANGELA served as a historical officer with the Army Air Faces during the war; he was on the proving ground during the CROSSBOW experiments; and after the war he personally interviewed the German experts who had been in charge of the rockets. His article, which will appear in two issues, is based on material drawn from Volume III of The Army Air Forces in World War II. published by the University of Chicago Press. This history, officially approved by the USAF. is a collaborative undertaking directed by Colonel W. J. Paul of the Research Studies Institute, Air University.