The list of V-2 test launches identifies World War II launches of the A4 rocket (renamed V-2 in 1944). Test launches were made at Peenemünde Test Stand VII, Blizna V-2 missile launch site and Tuchola Forest using experimental and production rockets fabricated at Peenemünde and at the Mittelwerk. Post-war launches were performed in Germany at Cuxhaven, in the USSR at Kapustin Yar, in the USA at White Sands Proving Grounds, Cape Canaveral, and on the USS Midway during Operation Sandy.
List of test launches at Peenemünde and the Greifswalder Oie Launch Sites: P-VI = Test Stand VI (Prüfstand VI) P-VII = Test Stand VII (Prüfstand VII) P-X = Test Stand X (Prüfstand X) P-XII = Test Stand XII (Prüfstand XII) Oie = Greifswalder Oie, a small island used for vertical launches Karlshagen = area of destroyed settlement Karlshagen after air raid on 17 August 1943 Rail = Launches from a train Rocket number Date Burning time (s) Range (km) Pad Remarks 1942 V-1 18 March, 1942 - 0 Tower The first A-4 flight-test model was completed 25 February 1942, but slipped out of its "corset" after being fully tanked at Test Stand VII, fell 2 meters, smashed three fins, and came to rest on the rim of the engine nozzle. After being repaired and renamed Versuchsmuster 1 (V1: Experimental Type 1), the rocket failed during a test firing (witnessed by Albert Speer) and was scrapped