Warplanes of Germany: Luftwaffe Rockets and Anti-aircraft Missiles

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly)

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(German Luftwaffe Photo)

The Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly) was a radio-guided German surface-to-air missile project. There was also an air-to-air version, the Hs 117H. The operators used a telescopic sight and a joystick to guide the missile by radio control. It was detonated by acoustic and photoelectric proximity fuses.

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(ipmsdeutschland.de Photo)

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling.

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(German Luftwaffe Photo)

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling.

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(German Luftwaffe Photo)

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling.

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(Balon Greyjoy Photo)

A Hs 117 Schmetterling missile on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center.

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