The V1 Flying Bomb, also known as 'buzz bomb' or 'doodlebug', was one of the most fear-inducing terror weapons of the Second World War. But who are the weapon's forgotten victims? | Imperial War Museum London

V1 FLYING BOMB ON WALTER LAUNCH RAMP Take a look at this original Walter launch ramp for V1 flying bombs located to the south of Calais in Northern France. From this area the V1s - nicknamed Doodlebugs by the British - could easily cross the English Channel and reach London where they would have a devastating effect. The long tube inside the ramp construction is where the piston was located and a device was positioned below the V1’s fuselage which would be fired along the tube at a rapid rate by

MASSIVE V1 FLYING BOMB FACTORY AND LAUNCH SITE This V1 flying bomb storage and launch building in the village of Siracourt was one of the most heavily attacked V weapon sites in Northern France and due to this attention it was never completed and so never fired a single missile. That doesn’t stop the 215m long, 36m wide bunker from being an incredible construction though. Architect plans for the building were never recovered but it is believed that the bunker - codenamed Wasserwerk I (waterworks

A look at the V1, produced for the RAF's 'Gen' series of films for screening to RAF personnel at home and overseas during the Second World War. Find the full film here on our website: https://bit.ly/3TiiA7X Film: IWM GEN 7 | Imperial War Museum London