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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 8 points 1 month ago

Sharing its name with a somewhat more infamous motorised vehicle of the time

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago
[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 8 points 1 month ago

The V-2 missile was nicknamed the Doodlebug.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

FYI it's the V1 which was the doodlebug, it was more of an unmanned plane (or bomb with wings) than the V2 (which was the missile)

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