Had World War II not ended when it did, Nazi Germany likely would have sent more V-2 rockets hurtling toward potential victims. One of those missiles is now in Everett. The restored rocket was ...

The Mittelwerk GmbH V-2 Rocket — one of only 16 in the world — will be assembled at the aircraft museum, and then displayed as part of the permanent exhibit.

The Microsoft co-founder acquired a V-2 rocket, believed to be one of 16 left in the world, and put it on display at his Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field in Everett. Nazi Germany killed ...

Billionaire Paul Allen gets V-2 rocket for aviation museum near Seattle After World War II, the United States acquired some of Germany's V-2 missiles for rocket tests. This modified V-2 was fired ...

The rocket, one of only 16 remaining in the world, stands 46-feet tall (just shy of the museum’s 50-foot high ceiling). The V-2 arrived in three primary sections on Monday, and has now been re ...

While Germany's V-2 rocket was a terrifying weapon used during World War II, ... The V-2 was the brainchild of Dr. Wernher von ... (via National Air and Space Museum). Between 1944 and 1945, ...

The assembled rocket wears the black-and-white paint used on test missiles at Peenemünde instead of the camouflage colors used when the V-2 was deployed on mobile launchers. Museum officials in ...

During the chaos of World War II, Nazi Germany unveiled the V-2 Rocket, the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. Developed by Wernher von Braun, it was a feat of engineering wrapped in ...

V-2 rocket launched from New Mexico in 1948 captured first photo of Earth from space. Posted: October 25, 2024 | Last updated: April 29, 2025.

Had World War II not ended when it did, Nazi Germany likely would have sent more V-2 rockets hurtling toward potential victims. One of those missiles is now in Everett. The restored rocket was ...