Fieseler Fi 103

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The Fieseler Fi 103 was a German World War II pulsejet-powered cruise missile used primarily by the Luftwaffe for long-range bombardment, most famously against London.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German World War II weapon
cruise missile
pulsejet-powered missile
alsoKnownAs V-1 flying bomb
Vergeltungswaffe 1
capturedBy Allied forces
category terror weapon
unmanned aerial vehicle
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
derivative Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon
designedAs retaliatory weapon
engineModel Argus As 014
era 1940s
explosiveFilling Amatol
firstFlight 1942
guidanceSystem autopilot
guidanceType pre-set inertial guidance
inspired postwar cruise missile development
introduced 1944
launchMethod air launch from aircraft
ground ramp launch
launchPlatform Heinkel He 111
launchSite northern France
the Netherlands
length about 8.3 m
manufacturer Fieseler
maximumSpeed about 640 km/h
nickname buzz bomb
doodlebug
notableFeature distinctive buzzing engine sound
notableUse bombardment of Antwerp
bombardment of London
operatedBy German missile units
partOf V-weapons program
propulsion pulsejet engine
range about 250 km to 300 km
role strategic bombardment
studiedBy Soviet Union
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States
target Antwerp NERFINISHED
Liège NERFINISHED
London
usedBy German Army
Luftwaffe
usedUntil 1945
warheadType high-explosive warhead
warheadWeight about 850 kg
wingspan about 5.3 m

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
V-1 flying bomb
alsoKnownAs
Fieseler ("Fi 103 (V-1) flying bomb")
notableAircraft
Fieseler ("Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) airframe")
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