But Nazi Germany soon attacked London with the next "retaliation weapon," also known as a v-weapon: the V2 rocket. "The first V1 was launched on the 13th of June … ...

Revenge weapons. The V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets were among the last-ditch "Wunderwaffen," or "wonder weapons," that the Nazi leadership hoped would turn the tide of the war, which Germany was ...

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 and was developed at Peenemünde Airfield by the ...

The Fi 103R Reichenberg was a chilling product of Nazi desperation—a manned version of the V1 missile designed to be flown by suicide pilots. Based on crude modifications, it was launched from a ...

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It is 70 years since the first V2 rocket attack on London. ... The Nazi rocket that launched the space age. 8 September 2014. ... unlike aircraft or the V2’s predecessor the V1 flying bomb, ...

Each V1 carried a high-explosive warhead weighing up to 1,700 lbs. (850 kg) for a range of up to 150 miles (240 km). It was driven by a pioneering pulse-jet engine at speeds of more than 400 mph ...

In the distance a V1 could be seen and heard approaching the coast. At the same time I heard a aircraft pass over going towards the V1, the aircraft was a R A F Hawker Typhoon fighter.

Revenge weapons. The V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets were among the last-ditch "Wunderwaffen," or "wonder weapons," that the Nazi leadership hoped would turn the tide of the war, which Germany was ...

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the first V2 rocket attack on London. As our space correspondent Richard Hollingham discovers, the legacy of the missile lives on in today’s spacecraft ...