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The V-1's unique pulse-jet engine gave the Buzz Bomb its nickname: Louvers opening and shutting rapidly near the intake made a distinctive buzzing noise as the engine's "pulsating" thrust gave the V-1 a cruising speed of about 360 mph. A single Luftwaffe Flak (antiaircraft) regiment launched all Buzz Bombs in combat.
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Gerhard Fieseler missile 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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The V-1 Flying Bomb - 13 Facts about Germany's Infamous Cruise Missile - MilitaryHistoryNow.com 6 February, 2015 Rain of Terror â A German V-1 rocket seconds before impact. (Image source: WikiCommons) "Londoners christened them 'buzz bombs' or 'doodlebugs.'
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V1s were usually launched from a ramp and reached a top speed of 400 mph (640 km/h), driven by a pioneering pulse-jet engine that gave the "buzz bomb" its common English name.
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The V-1 flying bomb ( German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry ( RLM) designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany as Kirschkern ( cherry stone) or MaikÀfer ( maybug ). The V-1 was the first of the Vergeltungswaffen.
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The only warning of an imminent V-1 strike came when a cutoff sequence killed the noisy engine of the "buzz bomb" seconds before impact. (Illustration by Jim Laurier, from V-1 Flying Bomb, 1942-52 (New Vanguard No. 106), by Steven J. Zaloga (Osprey Publishing, Bloomsbury Press Publishing)) Posted in Weapons & Gear Manual The V-1 Flying Bomb Was the First of Adolf Hitler's 'Retaliatory.
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How Spitfire Pilots Really 'Rammed' a V1 Bomb Out Of The Sky 11th June 2019 at 12:58pm A Royal Air Force Wing Commander has described how Second World War Spitfire pilots might have used their airborne skills to tip V1 Flying Bombs out of the sky to bring them down.
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On June 13, 1944, exactly one week after the Allied landings in Normandy, Britain came under attack from a strange new Nazi weapon, a flying bomb. The English called it the "buzz bomb" or "doodlebug," among other nicknames, because its pulsejet engine, based on rapid, intermittent combustion, produced a very loud buzzing sound.
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In Germany, restoration work was recently completed on one of World War II's most spine-chilling weapons. I n the little Bavarian town of GeisenÂhausen, Germany, restoration work was recently completed on one of World War II's most spine-chilling weapons: the V-1 Reichenberg, a piloted version of the guided, pulse-jet-powered flying bomb intended for precision attacks against bomber.
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The V1 Flying Bomb, also known as a 'buzz bomb' or 'doodlebug', was one of the most fear-inducing terror weapons of the Second World War. In the face of relentless Allied bombing of German cities, Hitler created its 'revenge weapons' (Vergeltungswaffen) in an attempt to terrorise British civilians and undermine morale.
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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 PeenemĂŒnde-West facility, the V-1 was the only production aircraft to utilize a pulsejet for its power plant.
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The V1 flying bombs - also known as the 'doodlebugs' or 'buzz bombs' on account of the distinctive sound they made when in flight - were winged bombs powered by a jet engine. Launched from a ramp, or later from adapted bomber aircraft, the V1's straight and level flight meant that many were shot down before they reached their targets.
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The V-1 flying bomb ( German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1" [a]) was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry ( RLM) designation was Fi 103 [3] and its suggestive name was Höllenhund ( hellhound ).
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This rasping sound earned the V1 the nickname "Buzz Bomb." Germany built some 30,000 V1s and launched approximately 22,400 - most from ground-based ramps, but nearly 2,000 from modified Heinkel He 111 bombers.
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Fi-103/V-1 "Buzz Bomb" Type: Air-To-Surface/Surface-To-Surface Missile Engine: Argus 109-014 Pulsejet impulse duct Thrust: 660lb. (300 kg) Dimensions: Span: 18 ft. 9 in. (5.715m) Length: 26 ft. 3 in. (6.00m) Body Diameter: 33.0 in. (838mm) Weight: 4,960 lb. (2250 kg) Performance: Maximum Speed: 400 mph (645kph) Target Approach: 497 mph (800kph)