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A I R C A M PA I G N
OPERATION
CROSSBOW
1943–44
Hunting Hitler’s V-weapons
STEVEN J. ZALOGA |
I L LU S T R AT E D B Y G R A H A M T U R N E R
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3D BEVs by The Black Spot
Index by Rob Munro
Author’s note
The author would like to thank Aldon P.
Ferguson of the Burtonwood Associa-
tion, Dana Bell, and Nick Spark for their
help on this project. Unless otherwise
noted, the photos in this book are all
from the author’s collection. With the
exception of contemporary photos taken
by the author, they are from official US
government sources, including the US
National Archives and Records Admin-
istration, US Army Military History
Institute, and the Library of Congress.
Service designation for V-2
ballistic missile
AAF
US Army Air Force
CBO
Combined Bomber
Offensive
CIU
Central Interpretation Unit
FR.155W Flak-Regiment.155W
(Werfer)
FZG.76
Flakzielgerät: Antiaircraft
target drone, also called V-1
GP
General purpose (bomb)
HDP
Hochdruckpumpe: high-
pressure pump, also called
V-3
Heavy
Crossbow Fortified missile bunkers
Noball
Allied codename for
Crossbow target
OKW
Oberkommando der Weh-
rmacht: Armed Forces High
Command
Peenemünde object with
P20
20-foot wingspan (V-1)
P30, P40 Peenemünde object with
30- or 40-foot length (V-2)
RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ton
US ton (2,000 pounds)
Tonne
Metric ton (2,204 pounds)
USSTAF US Strategic Air Forces in
Europe
V-1
Vergeltungswaffe-1:
Retaliation weapon-1
Glossary
A-4
Artist’s note
Readers may care to note that the original paintings from which the color plates in this
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A I R
C A M P A I G N
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKERS’ CAPABILITIES
DEFENDERS’ CAPABILITIES
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
THE CAMPAIGN
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
INDEX
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