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Flying bombs may be powered or unpowered, piloted or unpiloted, although unpowered flying bombs such as the German '' Hagelkorn '' ("Hailstone") and Fritz X designed during World War II are usually referred to as Glide Bomb s. Flying bombs differ from Missile s in that a flying bomb is equipped with Wing s to provide Lift over a long distance, where missiles are launched on Ballistic trajectories and do not rely on lift to reach their targets. The term flying bomb is most frequently associated with two specific Second World War weapons, the German V-1 and the Japan ese Ohka . The former was unpiloted, the latter carried a pilot on a Kamikaze mission. Perhaps because of these Axis connotations, the term Cruise Missile is more commonly used in English for modern munitions that might otherwise fit the definition of a flying bomb. Civilian Airliner s commandeered as Terrorist weapons intended to crash into targets, as in the September 11 Terrorist Attacks , are frequently referred to as "flying bombs" in the media. |
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