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The Peenemunde Research and Development Station, Germany, was established in the mid-1930s. By the late 1930s, the research station was dedicated to the study and development of rocket driven projectiles, notably the V-2. Peenemunde was also the location of the V-1 test flying program and the test site for several other secret projects including the Messerschmitt 163 rocket-propelled aircraft.

 Identifier

NASM.1991.0083

Creator

Peenemunde Research and Development Station

Date

1941-1944

Provenance

Various sources, gift/transfer, 1994, 1991-0083, unknown

Extent

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Peenemunde documents, including the following: memorandums, correspondence, telegrams, and reports. These documents are in German, and some of the documents have signatures of General Dornberger, Wernher von Braun, and Hermann Oberth. This collection also contains a few translated documents from the Wright Field Collection.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

V-2 rocket

World War, 1939-1945

V-1 rocket

Messerschmitt 163 Komet (Comet) Family

Rockets (Aeronautics)

Rocketry

Airplanes -- Rocket engines

Airplanes -- Germany

Aeronautics, Military

Aeronautics

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Telegrams

Reports

Memoranda