On the 13th June 1944 the first German attack on Britain using the V-1 flying bomb, otherwise known as the ‘doodlebug’, took place. The bomb was specifically designed for terror bombing civilians, since its launch and autopilot system was able to identify a general target area but not hit a specific point.

The V-1 was powered by the Argus As 014 pulsejet engine, the first mass-produced engine of its type, the noisy operation of which led to the bomb earning its nickname as a ‘buzz bomb’ or ‘doodlebug’. The engine was simple and cheap to build and, combined with a ...