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Indeed, the earliest cruise missile design, the V-1 flying bomb used during World War II, was powered by a pulse jet.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
At the time the Germans were launching buzz bombs, or V-1 flying bombs, which would nose-dive into the ground with about a ton of TNT.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
The Jaguar, on fire and laden with fuel, was a flying bomb.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2019
Some speculated the plane was stolen as part of an insurance scam, or perhaps taken by terrorists who planned to use it as a flying bomb, but the truth remains unknown.
—Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2018
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
At the time the Germans were launching buzz bombs, or V-1 flying bombs, which would nose-dive into the ground with about a ton of TNT.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
The Jaguar, on fire and laden with fuel, was a flying bomb.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2019
Some speculated the plane was stolen as part of an insurance scam, or perhaps taken by terrorists who planned to use it as a flying bomb, but the truth remains unknown.
—Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2018
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“Flying bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20bomb. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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