doodlebug

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

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doodlebug canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colloquial name
alsoKnownAs V-1 flying bomb
surface form: 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
Luftwaffe
surface form: German Luftwaffe
era 1940s
firstOperationalUse 1944
guidanceSystem autopilot
historicalPeriod World War II
surface form: 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 V-1 flying bomb
surface form: German V-weapons program
poweredBy Argus As 014 pulsejet
propulsion pulsejet engine
range approximately 250 km
refersTo V-1 flying bomb
surface form: German V-1 flying bomb

V-1 flying bomb
speed approximately 640 km/h
targetedCity Antwerp
Liège
London, England
surface form: London
threatened civilian populations
usedAgainst London, England
surface form: 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

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V-1 flying bomb alsoKnownAs doodlebug
Fieseler Fi 103 nickname doodlebug