German V-1 flying bomb

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cruise missile
gptkbp:aimsTo gptkb:London
gptkbp:airlines approximately 1,000 meters
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Operation_Steinbock
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated high
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
gptkbp:designedFor strategic bombing
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disassembly yes
gptkbp:engineType pulsejet engine
gptkbp:famousFor terror bombing
gptkbp:fireDepartment ground-based launchers
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fuelType kerosene
gptkbp:historicalContext Nazi_Germany's_military_strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first operational cruise missile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German V-1 flying bomb
gptkbp:influenced modern cruise missiles
gptkbp:influencedBy V-2 rocket development
World_War_I_technology
gptkbp:inspiredBy aerial warfare
earlier cruise missiles
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:launched vertical
launch ramp
gptkbp:launchSite Pas de Calais
gptkbp:legacy influence on missile technology
gptkbp:length 8.0 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Buzz_Bomb
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:London_bombings
no guidance after launch
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:operationalArea limited
gptkbp:operationalRange 250 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1944-1945
gptkbp:populationTrend significant
gptkbp:postWarCareer none
gptkbp:productionCompany approximately 30,000
gptkbp:provides aerial guidance
gptkbp:range 250 kilometers
gptkbp:relatedEvent bombing campaigns
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:speed approximately 640 km/h
gptkbp:successor V-2 rocket
gptkbp:targets British_military_installations
gptkbp:technology jet propulsion technology
gptkbp:type high-explosive
gptkbp:usedBy Axis powers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:uses Operation Crossbow
gptkbp:weight about 850 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 8.0 meters