Short flight, leaned after leaving tower, fell 100 ft from tower; lift low. References: 482 .

Initial rocket thrust chamber tests by R. C. Truax at Annapolis, Md., using compressed air and gasoline as fuels. References: 17 .

First launch of A3 subscale V-2 missile. The new facilites being built at Peenemuende were not ready, so the A3 launches were made from the ofshore island of Greifswalder Oie. The parachute deployed 3 seconds after launch, and the engine cutoff at 6.5 seconds. The rocket impacted and exploded 300 m from the launch point. References: 86 , 394 .

Second launch of A3 subscale V-2 missile. Same result as first; crashed a short distance from the launch stand. References: 394 .

Third launch of A3 subscale V-2 missile. No parachute deployment and the engine cut-off early. The rocket impacted into the Baltic Sea and sank. References: 394 .

Final launch of the A3. No parachute, early cut-off, missile lost in Baltic. After this the A3 was abandoned and the A5 was designed in its place to support A4 development. References: 394 .