Vergeltungswaffe-1 (Vengence Weapon One)

The Fieseler Fi 103/FZG-76 was known as the flying bomb, the Buzz bomb or the “Doodlebug” by the British public. some 10,000 of these pulse jet-powered weapons were launched, but only 2,419 are known to have reached the London area. 4,261 were downed by fighters, anti-aircraft guns, and barrage balloons. Fast fighters like the Gloster Meteor and Hawker Tempest would attempt to flip over the V1 if they couldn't shoot it down. Antwerp, Belgium was also hit by these bombs. 30,000 were manufactured in slave labor camps. 5,500 people were killed during the raids between June 1944 and March 1945.

The V1 engine could be heard for 10 miles (16 kilometers) and stopped when the device dropped its nose to the ground. Also, British double agents gave false reports indicating the V1s were overshooting their targets, and the Germans compensated by shortening their range, which led thousands to fall short of their target.

IWM Duxford has several preserved V1s, including an entire launch ramp.

V1	Undercarriage support instructions
V1 Launch Ramp Catalyst Chamber	Remove cover plate before firing
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Internet Links

V-1 flying bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

V-1 Flying Bombs

www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - Luftwaffe Resources- Fi-103/V-1 "Buzz Bomb"

FlyingBombsandRockets,V1,V2,Rockets,Flying bombs.
Flying bombs and rockets The V1 and V2 attacks on London during 1944-5.A detailed analysis of the impact on the population and the material damage to housing in South London.

BBC - WW2 People's War - The First V1 bomb
The Germans’ Second World War V1s, pilotless planes designed to explode on impact, and nicknamed ...

BBC - WW2 People's War - Our V1 Bomb in New Eltham: I'll Never Forget the Noise
One Friday morning I was playing in the garden of my home in New Eltham, South East London. The house was ...

Axis History Factbook: The V-1 Flying Bomb

German vengeance weapons 1942-45
Hitler's Vengeance weapons in North France in 1939-45 War: V1 doodlebugs, V2 rockets and the V3

V-1 Buzz Bomb of WWII
V-1 Buzz Bomb - in 1944, the German army began the use of a very deadly weapon called the V1. The V stood for Vergeltungswaffe which meant vengeance weapon.

 

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