Henschel Hs 293: Guided missile, Glide bomb, Herbert A. Wagner, Anti- aircraft artillery, Fritz X, USS Frederick C. Davis (DE- 136) - Softcover

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German anti-ship guided missile: a radio-controlled glide bomb with a rocket engine slung underneath it. It was designed by Herbert A. Wagner. The Hs 293 project was started in 1940, based on the Gustav Schwartz Propellerwerke" pure glide bomb that was designed in 1939. The Schwartz design did not have a terminal guidance system - it used an autopilot to maintain a straight course. The intention was that it could be launched from a bomber at sufficient distance to be out of range of anti- aircraft fire. Henschel developed it the following year by adding a rocket motor underneath it to allow it to be used from lower altitude and to increase the range. "