March 1944
Mission Summaries > March 1944
During the month of March, 1944 the 445th Bomb Group continued it's bombing runs against German airfields, aircraft factory installations. The appearance of strance looking rail platforms heralded the introduction of the V-1 flying bomb which the Allies nicknamed the "Buzz Bomb" due to the sound of the pulse jet engine.
V-1 Flying Bomb or "Buzz Bomb"
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