Art by Jack Coggins for the book “Rockets, Satellites and Space Travel” by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt, edited by Willy Ley. New York: Random House, (1958).
“Rockets launched from ships’ boats in attack on Fort McHenry, Baltimore, 1814. Ladder slung from mast served as launching rack. Elevation was changed by raising or lowering ladder. A flint gunlock with a long lanyard touched off rocket fuse. Gunners wore leather jackets and hats as protection from blast.”
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
Congreve rockets, designed by the British in 1804, were used in the attack on Fort McHenry.
Art by Jack Coggins for the book “Rockets, Satellites and Space Travel” by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt, edited by Willy Ley. New York: Random House, (1958).
“Rockets launched from ships’ boats in attack on Fort McHenry, Baltimore, 1814. Ladder slung from mast served as launching rack. Elevation was changed by raising or lowering ladder. A flint gunlock with a long lanyard touched off rocket fuse. Gunners wore leather jackets and hats as protection from blast.”
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
Congreve rockets, designed by the British in 1804, were used in the attack on Fort McHenry.