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
linked to: V-1 flying bomb
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
linked to: 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
United States
target Antwerp
Liège
London
linked to: London, England
usedBy German Army
Luftwaffe
usedUntil 1945
warheadType high-explosive warhead
warheadWeight about 850 kg
wingspan about 5.3 m

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V-1 flying bomb alsoKnownAs Fieseler Fi 103
Fieseler product Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) airframe
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Fieseler notableAircraft Fi 103 (V-1) flying bomb
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Robert Lusser designed Fieseler Fi 103 V-1 flying bomb
subject linked to: Lusser
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Argus As 014 primaryApplication Fieseler Fi 103
subject linked to: Argus As 014 pulsejet
Argus As 014 usedOnAircraft Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg
subject linked to: Argus As 014 pulsejet
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Gerhard Fieseler notableWork Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1 flying bomb airframe)
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Gerhard Fieseler notableWork Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Gerhard Fieseler designed Fieseler Fi 103 airframe
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103
Argus As 014 powerplantOf Fieseler Fi 103
Mittelwerk product Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) flying bombs
subject linked to: Kohnstein mountain
linked to: Fieseler Fi 103