13 June 1944: On this day the first V1 flying bomb, or “doodlebug”, landed in England. Hitler’s “secret weapon” hit a house in Southampton, killing three people.

A V1 MERRY CHRISTMAS by Troubleat'Mill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StkJVJCp70o A V1 Merry Christmas

Some of us wanted bicycles, some of wanted toys
Most of us wanted Daddy to come home
All of us wanted peace on earth
A Yuletide full of joy
But all we got was a doodlebug for Christmas
Yes all we got was a doodlebug for Christmas

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V-1 flying bomb from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb
A “ditty” about the Doodlebugs,, sung to the tune of a song from 'Annie Get Your Gun'.
"First you hear their engines. Then you hear it stop.
Then you run for Cover, and wait for it to pop."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/37/a3315737.shtml