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National
Air and Space
Museum
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Henschel Hs 293 A-1
Air-to-surface Missile
The Hs 293 was a German air-launched missile for use
against ships or ground targets. It was was controlled by the bombardier,
who operated a joy stick in the aircraft to send radio commands to the
missile. Beginning in mid-1943, Hs 293s sank a number of Allied ships,
mostly in the Mediterranean.
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