1944 in Science - Technology

Technology

• September 8 - First operational use of the V-2 rocket, the first ballistic missile.
• December 9 - First flight of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger, the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be introduced by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
• Erik Wallenberg and Ruben Rausing invent a way to package milk in paper and start the company Tetra Pak.
• First operational use of a snorkel on a submarine.