British archaeologists excavate a weapon of revenge launched by Nazi Germany in 1945

One of the avenging weapons deployed by Nazi Germany during World War II, known as the V2 rocket, was recently dug up in an area in south east England, where it crashed and lost its ground. The explosion took place before reaching the target. The dangerous weapon deployed by former German dictator Adolf Hitler was intended to land in London, however, it crashed and landed in a deserted field.

According to a recent report live scienceThis conflict is the sixth major excavation of the V2 site led by archaeologists and siblings Colin and Sean Welch, who have spent more than a decade investigating the sites of Nazi weapons launched in the British capital. The latest excavations of the V2 rocket took place near Platt, a village near Maidstone in England. Live Science reports that researchers recovered more than 800 kilograms of metallic debris, including large fragments of the V2 rocket’s combustion chamber. At the time it landed in the field, the area was an orchard and was far from any residential area. Although no one was hurt, an elderly woman said that the noise of the explosion damaged her hearing.