German aerodynamicist Albring designed the G-3 missile for the Russians. This would use a rocket-powered Groettrup-designed G-1 as the first stage. The cruise stage would have an aerodynamic layout like that of the Saenger-Bredt rocket-powered antipodal bomber of World War II. Cruising at 13 km altitude, the supersonic missile would carry a 3000 kg warhead to a range of 2900 km. This was an alternate approach to Ustinov's 3000 kg over 3000 km range missile requirement of April 1949. This design would be elaborated at Korolev's bureau into the EKR ramjet design of 1953.

Long-Range Proving Ground at Cape Canaveral was activated. References: 17 .

The Scientific-Technical Soviet of NII-88 receives a briefing on Groettrup's G-4 IRBM design: 23.7 m long, 2.74 m diameter, 70.800 kg takeoff mass, 7000 kg empty, 3,000 kg warhead, turbine exhaust for roll control (as in Jupiter), plywood RV, lox/alcohol propellants. References: 86 .

Range achieved 324.1 km. Deviation from aim point -11.4 km. Launched at 1400 local time. References: 283 , 344 .

AF flight 51. Pilot familiarization. References: 49 , 97 .

Range achieved 569.8 km. Deviation from aim point -0.8 km. Launched at 0905 local time. References: 283 , 344 .

Range achieved 9 km. Deviation from aim point 1.7 km. Launched at 1545 local time. References: 283 , 344 .

Last and 20th launch in second R-1 test series. References: 283 , 344 .

AF flight 52. Pilot familiarization. References: 49 , 97 .

The Secretary of the Army approved the transfer of the Ordnance Research and Development Division, Sub-Office (Rocket) at Fort Bliss, Texas, to Redstone Arsenal. Among those transferred were Dr. Wernher von Braun and his team of German scientists and t

Launched 08:03 local time. Reached 124.2 km. Carried winds, composition, temperature; cosmic radiation (APL, John Hopkins); and solar radiation (Naval Research Lab) experiments for Signal Corps Engineering Lab, University of Michigan.

D-558-II Skyrocket exceeded the speed of sound at Edwards AFB, Calif. It was powered by both a Westinghouse J-34 turbojet engine and a Reaction Motors, Inc. rocket motor. References: 17 .

AF flight 53. High-altitude wing-tail loads investigation. References: 49 , 97 .

NACA flight 33. Mach 0.91. References: 49 , 97 .

Solar radiation, temperature, photography research. Launched at 1520 local time. Reached 96 km. First firing of USAF Aerobee research rocket (RTV-A-1a) at Holoman AFB, the development of which was initiated earlier in the year.

AF flight 54. High-altitude wing-tail loads investigation. References: 49 , 97 .

Composition research. Launched at 1132 local time. Reached 64.9 km.

Composition research. Launched at 1716 local time. Reached 60 km.

The NTS (Scientific-Technical Soviet) of NII-88 met in plenary session and subjected Korolev's proposal to withering criticism. The G-4 was found to be superior. After heated discussion, the Soviet approved further development of technology for the R-3, but not the missile itself. The decisions were: an R-3A technology demonstrator would be built and flown under Project N-1 (probably to prove G-4 concepts). Under Project N-2 both the RD-110 and D-2 engines would proceed into development test in order to prove Lox/Kerosene propellant technology. Packet rocket and lightweight structure research for use in an ICBM would continue under project N-3 / T-1. Winged intercontinental cruise missile studies would continue under project N-3 / T-2. Neither the G-4 or R-3 ended up in production, but the design concepts of the G-4 led directly to Korolev's R-7 ICBM (essentially a cluster of G-4's or R-3A's) and the N1 superbooster. Work on the G-4 continued through 1952.

Launched 12:14 local time. Reached 130.6 km. Carried Composition, ionosphere, meteorites, solar radiation, sky brightness experiments for Air Research and Development Command. Last monkey, Albert IV, launched in V-2 series. The successful flight indicated no ill effects on monkey until impact of V-2.

Solar radiation, pressure, temperature, photography research. Launched at 1010 local time. Reached 0.3 km.

Decree 5744-2162 'On creation of Second Chief Directorate of Council of Ministers to manage uranium mining' was issued. References: 474 .

Decree 'On work on geophysical variants of the R-1 missile' was issued. References: 474 .