Henschel Hs 293 Guided Missile
Henschel Hs 293 Guided Missile
Description: First drone in WWII
WWII anti-ship remote control missile. It was designed to be dropped from Heinkel He 111 and piloted via radio control to its target.
The Henschel Hs 293 was a German air-to-surface missile developed during World War II. The missile was designed by the Henschel aircraft company, which was one of the major manufacturers of military aircraft for the German air force. The missile was intended to be used as a glide bomb for attacking ships, and was first tested in 1942.