The V1 rocket was the world's first cruise missile causing massive loss of life. The flying bomb was also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug ... modified with a small cockpit so they could ...

On June 13, 1944, the citizens of London awoke to an eerie but puzzling buzz approaching the city. The morning stillness was shattered when the buzzing stopped and a strange aircraft plummeted ...

The night of the V1, Dad had just come off duty and was in ... staying with relatives in Portsmouth, to escape from the buzz bombs. The people in the third house were away, but their daughter ...

Almost 10,000 V1 flying bombs were targeted at London, where they caused extensive damage.More than 6,000 people were killed in a few months by the V1s, which were known as "doodlebugs" or "buzz ...

In fact, this was the only missile of 10 launched that day that drew blood. But thousands more “buzz bombs” would come droning down from the sky in the following months, as you can see in this ...

What I found very interesting was that it had been an assembly workshop for German flying bombs. I saw at least two flying bombs, each with a cockpit and ... in a converted V1, the Fi-103R ...

John said: “There are not too many people still alive who can remember and recall the one and only V1 visit to Hull 80 ... My father said it must be a flying bomb (or buzz bomb).

Buzz Bomb, Doodlebug, and Vengeance Weapon. These are some of the names attributed to one of the Second World War's most fascinating aeronautical projects. Not for its contribution to the ...

providing air cover for troops during the D-Day landings and being Mentioned in Despatches for the daring feat of shooting down a V1 flying bomb from his iconic fighter. It was a world away from ...