Day, London was struck by an eerie new sound - the first V-1 flying bomb. Unlike Luftwaffe bombers, this weapon didn’t need a ...

The first of these terrifying weapons was the V-1 flying bomb. The Allies called them "Buzz Bombs" due to the horrendous noise these German WWII missiles made.

The characteristic low growl of a German V-1 missile terrified people across England and Belgium. Here's what made their sound so unsettling.

He and accountant Ken Jay formed Avion Corporation to pursue Northrop’s concepts of flying wings and advanced all-metal construction. Avion’s Model 1 was developed in 1929.

The V in the V-2’s name stands for Vergeltungswaffen, which translates to “vengeance weapon.” The V-2 was a more advanced and more destructive successor to the V-1 flying bomb.

The V-1 "flying bomb" carrying about 1,000 pounds of explosives hit on June 13, 1944, near a railway bridge on Grove Road in south London, killing six and injuring 42.

Of Nazi Germany’s two “vengeance weapons,” the low-flying, pulsejet-powered V-1 was launched in much greater numbers in 1944-1945—more than 22,000 as opposed to about 3,000 V-2s. Frequently referred ...

Turkey’s ANKA III UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) released a TOLUN guided bomb from its internal weapons bays in a first-of-its-kind test, announced the manufacturer TUSAS (Türk ...

Seen in silhouette, a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire manoeuvres alongside a German V-1 flying bomb in an attempt to deflect it from its target. (Imperial War Museum) ...

The V-1 flying bomb — the V stood for “Vergeltungswaffe,” or Vengeance weapon — was guided by an autopilot system that proved not very accurate.