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Maury, why did you delete where it said Wasserfall inspired Project Nike? Was that factually inaccurate? -- Cabalamat 19:31, 20 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I was wondering if this could be the reason for the naming of the rocket.

"Lt Vincent Waterfall, the first British pilot to be shot down, and his navigator Lt Charles George Gordon Bayly (both 5 Sqn RFC) are buried this day; their Avro 504 (serial 390) was shot down by German ground fire."

I've deleted the reference to the Nike system; asserting that Nike was derived from Wasserfall is factually incorrect. Neither the Nike system nor the Ajax or Hercules missiles used with it were related to Wasserfall in any shape, manner or form. The two are completely separate developments (see Bruce-Briggs "Shield of Faith) for more information on this. Stuart Slade 16:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)