The V-1 flying bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1" [a]) was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM) name was Fieseler Fi 103 and its suggestive name was Höllenhund . [3] It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and Maikäfer . [4] [b]

Prompted by the Normandy Landings of 6 June, in the early morning of 13 June 1944, the first V-1 flying bomb attack was carried out on London. [6] [17] Ten missiles were launched, of which four reached England. The first of these impacted near Swanscombe, causing no casualties.

The V1 flying bomb was one of the most fear-inducing terror weapons of the Second World War. Thousands were killed and wounded by its warhead, but alongside those civilians are the forgotten victims of the V1 the people who made them.

Feb 6, 2015 · On June 18, one struck the Guards Chapel near St. James Park (about 100 yards from Buckingham Palace) killing 141. In the wake of the tragedy, newspapers finally confirmed what many had already surmised: the British capital was under attack by guided rockets.

V-1 missile, German jet-propelled missile of World War II, the forerunner of modern cruise missiles. More than 8,000 V-1s were launched against London from June 13, 1944, to March 29, 1945, with about 2,400 hitting the target area. A smaller number were fired against Belgium.

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Dec 10, 2019 · The V-1 flying bomb was developed by Germany during World War II (1939-1945) as a vengeance weapon and was an early unguided cruise missile. Tested at Peenemünde-West facility, the V-1 was the only production aircraft to utilize a pulsejet for its power plant.

Also nicknamed the Buzz Bomb because of the sound it made in flight, or the doodlebug, the V-1 was the world’s first cruise missile, and a terror weapon that struck fear into the hearts of the civilian populations it was deployed against.

Feb 2, 2023 · The Germans created the V-1 "buzz bomb," a cruise missile deployable from France and made to terrorize the British - in particular, London.

The Fieseler Fi 103 or more commonly known as the V-1 flying bomb was designed as a (Vergeltungswaffe 1) retaliation weapon by Germany during the Second World War. The V-1 was known by many names Buzz bomb, Doodlebug, Flying Bomb, Robot Bomb, Fieseler Fi 103.