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Henschel Hs 117

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The Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling was a radio guided German surface to air missile project developed during World War II. An air to air version, the Hs 117H, was also planned. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Classification
Service Status
Prototype or Experimental 1
Weapon Class
Surface-to-air missile 1
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  • Introduction, first paragraph
    The Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (German for Butterfly) was a radio-guided German surface-to-air missile project developed during World War II. There was also an air-to-air version, the Hs 117H.
  • Wikipedia article text
    In January 1945, a prototype for mass production was completed, and production of 3,000 missiles a month was anticipated, but on 6 February, SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Kammler cancelled the project.
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Wikidata: Henschel Hs 117
Wikidata Q1545104, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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