V2 Rocket - Photo Analysis

We analyse five photos of a V2 rocket explosion in London's East Ham on the 17th of September 1944. We reveal the hidden technical details of the A4 / V2 missile's development and combat history and the darker secrets long buried - quite literally - in these five pictures from 1944. You can jump to sections from the index below. 00:00 Introduction to V2 rocket images 03:34 Remembering the casualties 04:12 Why Operation Market Garden halted V2 rocket operations 05:53 The Big Ben code name explained 06:46 Picture 1 - The St Stephen's Road explosion 14:58 Damage to Washington Road (off St Stephen's Road) 20:00 Picture 1 - details in the street (US Lend-Lease Program) 23:20 Who pressed the shutter button? 25:12 Understanding St Stephen's road from photos 30:30 The story of the stretchers 32:45 The secret buried in Picture 1 34:28 The launch site of Big Ben 22 39:05 Picture 2 - the thrust chamber 46:18 Picture 2 - the engine cooling system explained 1:13:05 Picture 2 - slave labour - murder in the V2 factory 1:14:48 Picture 3 - the turbopump For more information about the A4/V2 missile's turbopump see    • A4 / V2 Rocket in detail: Turbopump   1:25:03 Picture 4 - the small debris pile 1:33:17 Picture 5 - the larger debris pile 1:39:19 Picture 5 - the secret in plain view that explains the nature of Big Ben 22 1:55:00 Picture 5 summary 1:56:24 Conclusions and our request for feedback 1:59:03 Credits and our position statement For more information about the combat history of the V2 missile, and for general information about the V2 visit: http://www.v2rocket.com/ In remembrance of those who died in the attack: EMMA ARNOLD aged 82 ELIZABETH BURRELL aged 49 FRANCIS BULLOCK CURTIS aged 78 KATHLEEN MACMILLAN aged 20 KATHLEEN MACMILLAN aged 4 DOREEN ELIZABETH TODD aged 19 Written and presented by Robert J Dalby FRAS Produced by DB Video Services and V2RocketHistory.com for Astronomy and Nature TV