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STAMPE & VERTONGEN Museum

 

Antwerp Airport

Box 3

2100 Deurne

 

www.stampe.be

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

DOODLEBUG

Project

Some time ago, we found out that the 'warhead on the museum's V1 was mounted in the wrong way. So we decided the re-mount it and in doing so, discovered that the interior is nearly complete (apart of the explosives off course!!). Jean Dillen - who has a good knowledge of the German occupation of Antwerp and its airfield in particular - has joined our ranks and will lead this project.

The idea is to restore the flying bomb, clean out the interior and open it up to the public.

The information supplied at the museum will be updated with our findings.

Photo's : Bob Rongé & Jean Dillen

18/01/2005 : dismounting of the nose cone by Jean Dillen

18/01/2005 : having a closer look at the wooden cover of the magnetic guiding compass

18/01/2005 : the completely dismounted nose cone and its interior. (ltor the compass, the mounting, the wooden cover and the nose cone)

18/01/2005 : the serial number of the wooden cover

18/01/2005 : a closer look at the compass

18/01/2005 : the belly impact fuze

18/01/2005 :

18/01/2005 : detail of the nose cone and the Air pilot propellor

18/01/2005 : the 'war' head. The red colour marks the fact that this was a V1 filled with the Trialen explosive.

18/01/2005 : moving all to one side

18/01/2005 : an overview of the dismounted pieces

18/01/2005 : Jean explaining his findings and checking his documentation

18/01/2005 : the fuze pockets which had previously been mounted the wrong way

18/01/2005 : Jean and the 'war' head

18/01/2005 : the 'war head' in full glory

18/01/2005 :

18/01/2005 : front side of the warhead

18/01/2005 : interior of the warhead, with one of the fuze pockets clearly visible

18/01/2005 : the warhead's serial number

18/01/2005 : a not everyday use of the nose cone... or a new type of ULM...

18/01/2005 : the warhead with its red paint cleary visible

18/01/2005 : another view of the fuze pockets

18/01/2005 : re-mounting of the compass

18/01/2005 :

18/01/2005 :

18/01/2005 :

18/01/2005 : Jean showing us more of his findings

18/01/2005 : studying the back side of the V1

18/01/2005 : Opening up the rear panel

18/01/2005 : the control surface servos

18/01/2005 : the control surface servos

18/01/2005 : the interior of the flight control compartment

18/01/2005 : the flight control compartment showing the flight control instruments and the space for the battery

18/01/2005 : Jean Dillen and Miel Keersmaeckers after inspecting the V1 closely

18/01/2005 : a well earned coffe break

25/01/2005 : Jean completely restored the compass to working condition and even found (for 95%) where the V1 has been or should have been launched.

25/01/2005 : Jean explaining his findings to Dirk

25/01/2005 : discussing the 'plan of attack' what will we do today?

25/01/2005 : another close inspection of the rear panel

25/01/2005 : the fligt control panel with the counter

25/01/2005 : the fuel flow control unit

25/01/2005 : the fuel flow control unit

25/01/2005 : the fuel flow control unit

25/01/2005 : the fuel flow control unit

25/01/2005 : the fuel flow control unit

15/02/2005 : Jean and the black hole. One of the fuzes removed

15/02/2005 : close up

03/03/2005 : detonators removed. Bottom right we discovered a hole which we can not define or know what it was used for.

03/03/2005 : Jean's mysterious little black hole...

 

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