or flying bomb or buzz bomb
German missile of World War II. The forerunner of modern
It was launched from catapult ramps or sometimes from aircraft; it carried an explosive warhead of almost 1,900 lbs (850 kg) and had an average range of 150 mi (240 km). More than 8,000 V-1s were launched against London in 1944–45, and a smaller number against Belgium. See also {{link=V-2 missile">V-2 missile .