V-1 "Buzz Bomb"

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V-1 "Buzz Bomb"

The V-1 (Vergeltungs-waffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the world's first cruise missile. Powered by a pulsejet, thousands were launched on British and continental European targets from June 1944 to March 1945. Its the original Air Ministry designation was Fieseler Fi 103.

 

 
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