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		By: John		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-88&quot;&gt;Ron Bush&lt;/a&gt;.

Mother, pregnant at the time told me one landed on Cranmore road, a couple of houses down from White Horse Hill and someone was killed. She was in bed at the time and glass landed on the bed. I was born a few days after the war ended. There were large wooden props supporting  the side of our house for a few years before repaired.
May who as kids we referred to as Auntie lived at the first house in Cranmore at the bottom of our and Dr Groome&#039;s gardens.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-88">Ron Bush</a>.</p>
<p>Mother, pregnant at the time told me one landed on Cranmore road, a couple of houses down from White Horse Hill and someone was killed. She was in bed at the time and glass landed on the bed. I was born a few days after the war ended. There were large wooden props supporting  the side of our house for a few years before repaired.<br />
May who as kids we referred to as Auntie lived at the first house in Cranmore at the bottom of our and Dr Groome&#8217;s gardens.</p>
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		By: Claire Owen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Owen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My mum was born during the attack on Ilford on 26/02/1945
And nurses abandoned my grandmother while in labour 
We have always been told it blew doors off
Is there anymore information on this event (868)
My grandfather post war was the mayor of Ilford during the coronation year]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My mum was born during the attack on Ilford on 26/02/1945<br />
And nurses abandoned my grandmother while in labour<br />
We have always been told it blew doors off<br />
Is there anymore information on this event (868)<br />
My grandfather post war was the mayor of Ilford during the coronation year</p>
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		By: Judi gooch		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judi gooch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-772&quot;&gt;caroline Hornby&lt;/a&gt;.

Do you know if the bomb hit 44 ... It was my great grandfathera house]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-772">caroline Hornby</a>.</p>
<p>Do you know if the bomb hit 44 &#8230; It was my great grandfathera house</p>
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		By: GERALD HARVEY		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GERALD HARVEY]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[RE: V2 Rocket 1945 Feb.14th 9pm hit flats in SHEPHERDS BUSH KILLING 37

OUR HOUSE 90 YARDS FROM V2 LANDING WAS DAMAGED AT REAR. WE MOVED OUT AND OVER 2 YEARS LATER WE MOVED BACK TO 62 SEDGEFORD ROAD W12 THE HOUSE HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS IN THIS TIME, I WAS 10 YEARS OLD Im NOW 87.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RE: V2 Rocket 1945 Feb.14th 9pm hit flats in SHEPHERDS BUSH KILLING 37</p>
<p>OUR HOUSE 90 YARDS FROM V2 LANDING WAS DAMAGED AT REAR. WE MOVED OUT AND OVER 2 YEARS LATER WE MOVED BACK TO 62 SEDGEFORD ROAD W12 THE HOUSE HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS IN THIS TIME, I WAS 10 YEARS OLD Im NOW 87.</p>
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		By: Jeffrey Sturman		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Sturman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 22:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Incident Number 822 19 February 1945

I lived in Clarence Road,Walthamstow,E.17.and was effected by the aftermath.My parents told me much about neighbours and families effected by noise of hundreds of panes of glass breaking, although they heard no bang as happened when the rocket landed close by. As our next door neighbour rushed to her Anderson air raid shelter she fell down a man hole and broke her leg ,Its cover having been blown off by the blast. My father, who was a shift worker at Willourghby Lane gas works awoke to see the sky through the damaged roof and rushed to the shelter.When he returned he could not get back upstairs as the front door was wedged half way up.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Incident Number 822 19 February 1945</p>
<p>I lived in Clarence Road,Walthamstow,E.17.and was effected by the aftermath.My parents told me much about neighbours and families effected by noise of hundreds of panes of glass breaking, although they heard no bang as happened when the rocket landed close by. As our next door neighbour rushed to her Anderson air raid shelter she fell down a man hole and broke her leg ,Its cover having been blown off by the blast. My father, who was a shift worker at Willourghby Lane gas works awoke to see the sky through the damaged roof and rushed to the shelter.When he returned he could not get back upstairs as the front door was wedged half way up.</p>
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		By: Admin		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-903&quot;&gt;Steve Mason&lt;/a&gt;.

All explained on this page:  
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/map-references/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Map References&lt;/a&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-903">Steve Mason</a>.</p>
<p>All explained on this page:<br />
<a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/map-references/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Map References</a></p>
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		By: Steve Mason		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Mason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m trying to locate exactly where the V2 landed in Walkern:
649	N 01-02-45	§	07:31	Walkern	Walkern, Hertfordshire.	L 756 438	25&#039; diameter

How do I use the map reference to find the location?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m trying to locate exactly where the V2 landed in Walkern:<br />
649	N 01-02-45	§	07:31	Walkern	Walkern, Hertfordshire.	L 756 438	25&#8242; diameter</p>
<p>How do I use the map reference to find the location?</p>
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		By: Katrina Booth		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katrina Booth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-94&quot;&gt;Chris Beauclerk&lt;/a&gt;.

My nan lived at no 53 . Her house collapsed on them . She then moved to no 49 which my family are still in. When I was younger the people in no 53 were digging up garden finding all her bits buried from the blast.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-94">Chris Beauclerk</a>.</p>
<p>My nan lived at no 53 . Her house collapsed on them . She then moved to no 49 which my family are still in. When I was younger the people in no 53 were digging up garden finding all her bits buried from the blast.</p>
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		By: Admin		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-827&quot;&gt;Chris Rachwal&lt;/a&gt;.

There were two V2 Strikes near Whitta Road both in February 1945 as far as we can see.
1. Incident Number 659 @ 12:43 – Friday 2 February 1945
2. Incident Number 688 @ 19:16 – Tuesday 6 February 1945
We hope this helps]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.wrsonline.co.uk/big-ben-rocket-strikes/february-1945/#comment-827">Chris Rachwal</a>.</p>
<p>There were two V2 Strikes near Whitta Road both in February 1945 as far as we can see.<br />
1. Incident Number 659 @ 12:43 – Friday 2 February 1945<br />
2. Incident Number 688 @ 19:16 – Tuesday 6 February 1945<br />
We hope this helps</p>
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		By: Chris Rachwal		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Rachwal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[V2 london locations

My mother Elsie (nee Hicks) evacuated from 20 Durham Rd Manor Park part thru blitz to Devon.  On return in 1945, this railway co. owned terrace house had minor blast damage which she was informed was due to a V2 hit on the matching row of terrace houses on north side of Manor Park station. I grew up at #20 and confirm the south side of Whitta Road alongside the railway station had no matching terrace (waste land).  Not conclusive, but prewar maps will likely show there were homes on notth side of Manor Park station.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>V2 london locations</p>
<p>My mother Elsie (nee Hicks) evacuated from 20 Durham Rd Manor Park part thru blitz to Devon.  On return in 1945, this railway co. owned terrace house had minor blast damage which she was informed was due to a V2 hit on the matching row of terrace houses on north side of Manor Park station. I grew up at #20 and confirm the south side of Whitta Road alongside the railway station had no matching terrace (waste land).  Not conclusive, but prewar maps will likely show there were homes on notth side of Manor Park station.</p>
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