World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.

V-1 flying bomb

German World War II cruise missile

The V-1 flying bomb was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM) name was Fieseler Fi 103 and its suggestive name was Höllenhund (hellhound). It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and Maikäfer (maybug).