Buzz Bombers

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aircraft
gptkbp:associatedWith Operation Crossbow
gptkbp:controls elevons
gptkbp:countermeasures anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design aerodynamic shape
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:pulsejet
gptkbp:famousFor terror bombing campaigns
gptkbp:firstFlight 1944
gptkbp:fuelType kerosene
gptkbp:height 1.5 meters
gptkbp:historicalContext developed_during_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first cruise missile used in warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buzz Bombers
gptkbp:impact civilian infrastructure
gptkbp:influencedBy V-2 rocket technology
gptkbp:influenceOn modern missile technology
gptkbp:inspiredBy early drone technology
gptkbp:launched 10 to 20 degrees
gptkbp:launchSite launching ramp
catapult
ground-based ramp
gptkbp:legacy influenced_Cold_War_missile_development
gptkbp:length 8 meters
gptkbp:nickname V-1 flying bomb
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:London_bombings
none
buzzing sound during flight
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:operationalRange 200 km to 250 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Western_Front
retired
vulnerability to interception
gptkbp:postWarCareer none
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:productionCompany 1942-1945
1930s to 1940s
gptkbp:provides pre-programmed
gptkbp:range approximately 240 km
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:retirementYear end_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:security none
gptkbp:speed approximately 640 km/h
gptkbp:strategicGoals terror weapon
gptkbp:successor V-2 rocket
gptkbp:targets gptkb:United_Kingdom
cities
simple guidance system
gptkbp:technology jet propulsion
gptkbp:totalGoals approximately 30,000
gptkbp:type high-explosive
cruise missile
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight about 2,500 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 8 meters