Parts of wrecked and captured Fiesler Fi-103 “buzz bombs” are delivered to Wright Field, Ohio, for evaluation. Seventeen days later, Ford Motor Co. finishes building a copy of the Argus pulse jet motor, and by Oct., Republic is chosen to build copies of the bomb’s airframe. The US-built duplicates are called JB-1 “Loons.”
The Department of the Air Force wants to launch a construction boom with its fiscal 2027 budget, more than doubling its request over 2026, according to budget documents.
