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Originally Posted by Mad Monk
The world's first supersonic wind tunnel started operating at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington in 1922.
So the existence of one during WWll seems likely.
With a tunnel cross section of 20mm!!! OK for doing the aerodynamics of a .303 Bullet, but not much else.

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