R.A.F Hawker Typhoon takes down V1 flying bomb (doodlebug) - Blender 3.3

The Hawker Typhoon was a fast ground attack interceptor which packed a punch.

It was mainly used for (rhubarb) attacks armed with cannons and later rockets it could take on anything from anti aircraft guns, tanks ,trains and any other heavy ground targets. It was also pivotal in softening targets before and during D - Day . Due to its great speed it was decided a limited number were to be held back as Air Defence Great Britain these Typhoons most likely belonged to 137 and 263 squadrons whose many air defence roles included the taking down of V1 flying bombs or (doodlebugs ) (buzzbombs) bound for England .The pilots referred to these lethal V1 weapons as "divers" .

The WW2 R.A.F pilots counter attack to the V1 menace was to gain altitude and dive at the flying bomb from the side opening fire with it's guns and cannons whilst using the deflection method of shooting.

If guns and arnament failed or were exhausted it was found and proven that you could tip these flying bombs out of the sky by disturbing their own air flow.

The skilled brave pilots did this by chasing and matching the bombs flying airspeed usually around 320 to 340 mph .They would then place the tip of their wing with great precision under the V1 wing and they would then rock their own wings from side to side to create an airflow disturbance ,which would in turn cause the V1's guidance gyroscope to fail and send the bomb crashing to earth.
Pilots accounts show when they tipped these flying bombs the idea was NOT to touch the V1 in any way but use the wing airflow and aerodynamic pressure to destroy it.

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[KaiserSaucy]

This is so great. Plus, all the rack focus stuff is such nice icing on an already-incredibly-impressive cake. Really sells the drama & realism. Love it. And on a personal note, I’d never even thought about how pilots took these down. I feel like I have a far greater sense now of just how incredibly difficult, brave & terrifying this must have been. Really excellent use of Blender for educational purposes. Thank you for making it & sharing with the world. 👏👏👏

[willwinters]

F-22 Pilot: "Our first shootdown was a balloon!"
Spitfire Pilot: "Hold my ale for a minute..."

[parrotraiser]

The advantage of the tipping method being that they didn't have to fly through a cloud of hot shrapnel, the usual result of a successful gun attack.

[londonglide]

My Mum can remember the V1's over London, as a little girl, before she was evacuated. That very distinctive exhaust, and the sudden silence is something she remembers so clearly.

[warrenchambers]

Heard a talk given by an RAF pilot at the 8th AAF historical society meeting yrs ago about doing this, don't recall his name now. He stated they found flying close enough to disrupt airflow was enough to send the buzzbomb outta control and that he'd personally never would attempt tipping it with his wing tip. Flying that close to one was scary enough for him. He did say a meteor pilot he knew did tip one damaging the wing tip.

[davidbarnsley]

I would be interesting to know a little story about the pilot who figured this out
What a beast the typhoon was

[keplerf]

The Typhoon is my favourite aircraft of all time... seconded by the Camel TF.... followed by the Skyraider.

"Pilots accounts show when they tipped these flying bombs the idea was NOT to touch the V1 in any way but use the wing airflow and aerodynamic pressure to destroy it."
I was always given to understand that the pilot would tip the V-1 with their wing tip from underneath, but your description of disrupting the air flow makes far more sense as the gyro of the Buzz Bombs was extremely delicate.
Excellent vid!

[steve]

I'm glad to see you didn't do it with a wing tip touching, as many people thought it was done that way. Impressive video Gaz, as usual 2 thumbs up

[russell]

The Typhoon has long been my favorite WW2 British single engine fighter it just looks dangerous sitting still and at low level it was more than a match for anything flying

[ericjohnson]

There’s a ‘gun camera’ film of a ‘V-1’ being pursued from astern & shot down with the warhead exploding…. an awesome sight.
At the speed the focused pilot was flying there’d be no time to avoid flying into that blast zone, & a ‘Free French’ pilot died in doing so.

[Welderady]

My dad who was in WW2 actually used to see this happen

[bcgrittner]

Yes…Give the wingtip a bump and the gyro on the V-1 could not compensate. That was a very dangerous and courageous act by the British pilots. Unfortunately, many V-1’s did make it through. Later, they were succeeded by the supersonic V-2’s. Thank you, Werner von Braun, et Al.

[prv]

Excellent work, Gaz. Love the way the score increases in intensity during the chase and culminates the final destruction of the V1. CGI much better than on some 'professional' productions.

[markspringthorpe]

Excellent liked the dial shots, adds a bit more tension, demonstrates the technique beautifully

[TrevorHeathPhotography]

Fantastic CGI - you deserve more recognition. 👌

[troy]

Nice animation. Lots of twitching and buffeting.

So which aircraft can claim wing tipping the V1? Spit, Tempest, Typhoon, Meteor…How many others?

[clubsport]

What a fantastic piece of work. THANKS for this... love it !

[Domokun-Dahu]

Bravo! But I think that a Typhoon would probably ditch it's rockets beforehand to increase it's speed through improved aerodynamics and weight. Don't you think?

[sonnyd.]

There was this old church volunteer who was around 6 remembered the " putt putt putt" of the v1's engine over the skies.

[montefullmer]

Germans got smart though with this to put contact sensors on the tip of the wings where the bomb would explode destroying both rocket and the airplane.