A close-up view of the V-1 "flying bomb" used by Germany during World War II. It packed over 1,800 pounds of explosives in its warhead. (Polish State Archive) On June 13, 1944, a strange new aircraft ...
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The JB-1 Flying Bat Bomb

The V-1 flying bomb, also known as Vengeance Weapon, buzz bomb, or doodlebug, wreaked havoc in England during World War 2. At the peak of the raids launched against London in 1940 and 1941, as many as ...
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 from ...