doodlebug

E53919

colloquial name

A doodlebug is a colloquial name for the German V-1 flying bomb used during World War II to attack targets such as London.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colloquial name →
alsoKnownAs	V-1 → buzz bomb →
classification	early cruise missile →
conflict	World War II →
counteredBy	anti-aircraft artillery → barrage balloons → fighter interception →
countryOfOrigin	Germany → Nazi Germany →
designedAs	retaliatory weapon →
developedBy	Fieseler → German Luftwaffe →
era	1940s →
firstOperationalUse	1944 →
guidanceSystem	autopilot →
historicalPeriod	Second World War →
impactOn	British home front morale →
launchMethod	ground-based ramp →
launchSiteRegion	northern France → occupied Europe →
notableFeature	distinctive buzzing sound from pulsejet engine →
opposedBy	Royal Air Force →
partOf	German V-weapons program →
poweredBy	Argus As 014 pulsejet →
propulsion	pulsejet engine →
range	approximately 250 km →
refersTo	German V-1 flying bomb → V-1 flying bomb →
speed	approximately 640 km/h →
targetedCity	Antwerp → Liège → London →
threatened	civilian populations →
usedAgainst	London → United Kingdom →
usedBy	German military → Nazi Germany →
usedFor	strategic bombing → terror bombing →
usedIn	World War II →
usedInCampaign	V-weapon campaign → bombing of London 1944–1945 →
warheadType	high-explosive warhead →
weaponRole	long-range bombardment of cities →
weaponType	cruise missile precursor → pilotless flying bomb →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
V-1 flying bomb →	alsoKnownAs
Fieseler Fi 103 →	nickname