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Originally Posted by Swagger7
I heard that it was pretty common. The wings wouldn't actually touch, as the airflow from the fighter's wing was sufficient to push over the V-1 without making physical contact. Once the V-1 was tipped out of the horizontal, its gyroscopes would go berserk and it would crash. Intercepting V-1s often fell to Gloster Meteors, as they could match the buzz bomb's speed.
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Sometimes the wings did touch (although not always the intention). In my local museum, they have the end of a wing which is very second hand. It was given to the pilot as a souvenir after he 'hit' a V1. I think this might be the occasion in the sig picture but don't quote me on this. Quite a hairy landing aparently. Also, I think this method was used by some pilots to avoid the massive explosion that comes with shooting a flying bomb.
