Logo on the V2 rocket
According to wikipedia, "the first successfully launched V-2 rocket... had the Frau im Mond logo painted on its base".
Can anyone post a link to a photo of the V2 with this logo?
BTW, I did do a search but no pictures of the V2 showed a logo clearly. Below is a link to one of the better photos of the museum at Peenemunde (any logo is obscured by weeds!):
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Germany/East/Mecklenburg-Vorpo mmern/Peenemuende/photo320317.htm
I had better luck by looking at scale model hobbyists images. They strive for accuracy. Scroll to the bottom of the page below to see a set of decals for a scale model kit of the V2:
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234940202-a4v2-pro totypes-172-special-armour/
I have no idea what this website is about but they show a picture (looks like the middle decal from the above page) and claim it is the Frau im Mond, "science fiction/ a dream of space travel"
http://1010.co.uk/nicepresentation.html
Do any of the images on the decals or the one shown on the last web page correspond to the logo of Frau in Mond? Did the V2 rocket designers really pay a slight homage to the film or does wikipedia need to be corrected?
Tnx,
- jz
Trouble is there`s no way we can be certain that those logo`s apply to the refered to A4/V2 prototype.
The story does seem plausable though. I wonder if it originates from Von Braun or another German rocket group original who later worked at Peenemunde and later for NASA?
"Any plan that involves losing your hat is a BAD plan.""