V-1
Nazi revenge weapon
The V-1 was a German flying bomb used in World War II, launched primarily against London and Antwerp in 1944-45.
Powered by a pulse-jet engine that produced a distinctive buzzing sound, it was nicknamed the "buzz bomb" or "doodlebug." The V stood for *Vergeltungswaffe* (vengeance weapon).
The later V-2 was a ballistic missile.
Pilotless explosive aircraft
- buzz bombCruise missile precursor
- doodlebugPit-digging insect larva
- cruise missileSelf-propelled flying weapon
- warheadMunition's explosive section
vengeance weapon · payload · catapult · guidance system · gyroscope · autopilot · fuselage · wingspan
Second global military conflict
- Nazi GermanyHitler's fascist dictatorship
- 1944Mid-forties wartime year
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
propaganda · vengeance · Wernher von Braun · Third Reich · secret weapon · Normandy · D-Day · Allied invasion
1940-41 bombing campaign
- air raidAerial military attack
- bombing campaignSustained military aerial attack
- civilian casualtiesNoncombatants killed in conflict
- AntwerpBelgian port city
barrage balloon · anti-aircraft · interception · Spitfire · bomb shelter · blackout · evacuation · Home Guard
Pressurized engine delivery system
- acetyleneFlammable welding fuel
- compressed airGas under high pressure
- magnetic compassNorth-seeking navigation instrument
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
aerodynamics · subsonic · buzzing · throttle
flying bomb
Pilotless explosive aircraft
- buzz bombCruise missile precursor
- doodlebugPit-digging insect larva
- cruise missileSelf-propelled flying weapon
vengeance weapon · warhead · payload · catapult · guidance system · gyroscope · autopilot · fuselage · wingspan · trajectory
World War II
Second global military conflict
- Nazi GermanyHitler's fascist dictatorship
- 1944Mid-forties wartime year
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
retaliation · propaganda · vengeance · Wernher von Braun · Third Reich · secret weapon · Normandy · D-Day · Allied invasion · war effort
London Blitz
1940-41 bombing campaign
- air raidAerial military attack
- bombing campaignSustained military aerial attack
- civilian casualtiesNoncombatants killed in conflict
Antwerp · barrage balloon · anti-aircraft · interception · Spitfire · bomb shelter · blackout · evacuation · Home Guard · air raid warden
fuel injection
Pressurized engine delivery system
- acetyleneFlammable welding fuel
- compressed airGas under high pressure
- magnetic compassNorth-seeking navigation instrument
propulsion · aerodynamics · subsonic · buzzing · throttle
- V-weapons
- WehrmachtWehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Panzer, Waffen-SS, Rommel
- German AviationLuftwaffe, Lufthansa, Messerschmitt, Stuka, Zeppelin
- War ProgramsManhattan Project, Operation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa, Operation Desert Storm, Lend-Lease
- German ArmsMauser, Walther, Walther PPK, UMP, USP
V-1V-2
German ballistic missile
ballistic missile · ICBM · rocket · Scud missile · artillery shell
Weapon for shooting aircraft
Spitfire · radar station · barrage balloon · air raid shelter · radar