Henschel Hs 293
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The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German radio-guided glide bomb. It is the first operational anti-shipping missile, first used unsuccessfully on 25 August 1943 and then with increasing success over the next year, ultimately damaging or... Wikipedia
Designed: 1940–1943
Engine: liquid-propellant rocket HWK 109-507 motor, 5.9 kN (1,300 lbf) thrust for 10 s; subsequently glided to target
Guidance system: Kehl-Strassburg FuG 203/230; MCLOS using a joystick
In service: 1943–1945
Maximum speed: maximum: 260 metres per second (850 ft/s); average: 230 metres per second (750 ft/s)
No. built: 1,000
Used by: Luftwaffe