V1 Flying Bomb Aces

Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called `revenge weapons` against London, the V1 flying bomb. Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the fast, small, pulse-jet powered and pilotless aircraft were aimed at London with the intent of destroying civilian morale in order to force the British government to negotiate a peace. In total, 154 pilots became V1 aces, 25 of whom were also aces against manned aircraft.