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1946-09-04: Aftonbladet quoting Daily Express article by Chapman Pincher

Human pilot inside the &rdquo;ghost bomb&rdquo;?

Quick attack towards the target &ndash; home on its own

BOLD THEORY IN LONDON

The advantages of the V-weapons &ndash; plus living flyers

Living flyers onboard the &ldquo;ghost bombs&rdquo;, recently seen not just over Sweden, is the latest theory regarding the mysterious air projectiles! It was presented in Daily Express, who even produced a sketch of the bomb&rsquo;s design.

The &ldquo;ghost bomb&rdquo; would in many ways resemble the V-weapons, with the difference that it is maneuvered by a pilot and has greater distance and force.

It is in any case clear that the ghost bombs are receiving a lot of interest in England. Of course this does not just apply to the phenomena seen over Sweden. Reports have also come in from Finland, Denmark, France and Switzerland. &nbsp;Further, a few Italian newspapers have also published a report from the Adriatic sea.

It&rsquo;s the Daily Express correspondent in Stockholm, Mr. Chapman Pncher, who now takes the floor. He compiled what little is known about the bombs, and came to the conclusion, that this is the case of the V1-bomb combined with rocket propelled planes, however maneuvered by flyers. In other words, this would mean the &ldquo;ghost bombs&rdquo; have all the abilities of the &ldquo;V-weapon&rdquo; along with a human pilt.

The machines are equipped with double projectiles, in most cases launched from the by Russia occupied Peenemunde. They have a reach of about 1600 km.

If one imagines the flyer laying headlong in the nose of the plane, then this must be fired from a vertical stand. To give sufficient speed over a long period the fuel must combust in each tube the same way a cigarette burns.

The rocket tubes take the projectiles to a great height but not at a speed high enough to cause the pilot to pass out.

The flying bombs have larger wings than the original V1. As it falls, it appears to be steered in a large circle, which explains the observations where they travel eastwards then back west again. Once the speed has dropped down to about 500 miles per hour the flyer turns on the propulsion assembly, and returns on their own to the origin.

Pincher can&rsquo;t directly explain the purpose behind the ghost bombs. However it is possible that it&rsquo;s the case of Russian propaganda to infuse respect for Russia&rsquo;s technical capabilities.

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Is this the ghost bomb, asks Daily Express, who also present the above sketch. Furthest to the left you can see the three rocket tubes with solid fuel. The upper tube is the propulsion assembly, and further the flyer would have his place in the nose.

Translation: Fredrik Aldhagen

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