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Buzz Bomb

The German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was one of the first remotely controlled explosive devices. It had a steel fuselage and plywood wings, and flew on a pulsejet engine, which made a distinct buzzing sound. This gave rise to the nicknames “buzz bomb” and “doodlebug,” which was a British term for a variety of flying insects. These bombs were sent into England from Nazi occupied France and Holland. The first of these bombs was launched on 13 June 1944, and the attack continued at a rate of up to 100 bombs a day until allied forces reached German bases within range of England in October of 1944. Germany then began launching bombs into Holland and Belgium until these bases were also shut down in March 1945.

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