Britain faced a new terror as Hitler unleashed his V-weapons—unstoppable flying bombs and rockets. In response, the Allies ...

The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

Of course, situations can change on a bombing run, which is why some bombs were equipped with propellers on both front and back; two propellers means two fuzes for two possible detonations.

But when the flying bombs were aimed at a large city like London, accuracy didn’t matter much. More than 6,500 V-1s crashed or were shot down by fighters and anti-aircraft guns, but thousands ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This flying bomb concept turned out to be a major failure. Old B-17 bombers were packed with explosives and turned into flying bombs to take out German U-boat pens ...

Heartbreaking: The diary reveals the horror of WW2 London. ... June 18-24: Flying bombs all night and every night since last Thursday 15th. Truly a ceaseless day and night attack.

The V-1 "flying bomb" carrying about 1,000 pounds of explosives hit on June 13, 1944, near a railway bridge on Grove Road in south London, killing six and injuring 42.

Of course, situations can change on a bombing run, which is why some bombs were equipped with propellers on both front and back; two propellers means two fuzes for two possible detonations.