January 1945

Key To Quoted Map References

In this table the data contained in columns marked – No, Date, Time, Place, Map Reference and Crater -is our transcription of the data in AIR 20/4126 at The National Archives.

The data in – Place Other, Killed and Injured – we have collected from various publications, lists and information from contributors.

Where a “§” appears in the LT column you can find further details on the V2 Rocket website including Launch Time, where fired from and launching Unit.

For date column of the 1,119 incidents logged in AIR 20/4126 – 366 of the incidents have been hand annotated with the letter “N”, 250 with the letter “K”, 66 with “?”, 19 with “Kew Failed”, 26 with “Dud Lighting” and 392 with no annotation at all. Therefore in this column we have added the corresponding letter, question mark or left blank – for “Kew Failed we have put “KF” and “DL” for “Dud lighting”. If anybody has any idea what these annotations represent we would be very grateful if they could share that information with us. Likewise if anybody knows what “Off Map” reresents we would be grateful for an explanation.

No	Date	L T	Time	Place	Place other	Map Reference	Crater	Killed	Injured
224	Incidents				January 1945 Totals			464	2039
419	? 01-01-45	§	01:55	Laindon	Laindon, Essex.	M 123 082	47' x 12'
420	K 01-01-45	§	04:58	Leyton	Leyton	L 840 082	23' diameter
421	K 01-01-45	§	05:25	Halstead	in a wood at Halstead	Q 933 812	34' x 11'
422	K 01-01-45	§	06:22	Sandon	Sandon, Essex.	Off Map L 788 540	Not Available
423	? 01-01-45	§	08:52	Off Foulness	Sea off Foulness.	Off Map M 5010 approx	In Sea
424	? 01-01-45	§	20:40	Off Clacton	East Bradwell	Off Map M 9020 approx	In Sea
425	? 02-01-45	§	03:35	Barnes	Barnes	Q 666 972	In reservoir
426	K 02-01-45	§	09:20	Cheshunt	Waltham Cross	L 805 197	31' x 7'
427	K 02-01-45	§	12:15	Beckenham	Midland Bank's Sportsground, Lennard Road, Beckenham	Q 808 895	41' diameter		14
428	? 02-01-45	§	15:35	Greenwich	Home Guard AA gun battery, Blackheath	Q 840 958	35' diameter		7
429	N 02-01-45	§	15:46	Doddinghurst	Doddinghurst	M 035 153	45' x 14'
430	K 02-01-45	§	18:20	Bulls Green	Stapleford	L 723 362	25' x 12'
431	N 02-01-45	§	18:51	Ramsden Heath	Ramsden Heath	M 158 142	Airburst
432	K 02-01-45	§	21:42	Greenwich	open ground off Broad Walk, Kidbrooke	Q 860 954	38' x 9'
433	K 03-01-45	§	03:32	Chelmsford	Billericay, Essex.	M 157 233	36' x 9'
434	K 03-01-45	§	08:39	Edmonton	Edmonton	L 781 143	33' x 6'
435	N 03-01-45	§	08:50	Chelsea	Chelsea	Q 723 973	18' x 3'
436	03-01-45	§	13:05	Southminster	Southminster.	Off Map M 418 173	54' x 14'
437	03-01-45	§	18:51	Sheering	Harlow / Sheering	L 9233	Airburst
438	03-01-45	§	20:03	Tonbridge	Tonbridge	R 021 643	48' diameter
439	03-01-45	§	23:50	Hornsey	Hornsey.	L 737 083	39' x 12'
440	04-01-45	§	04:19	Hoddesdon	Hoddesdon	L 815 300	30' diameter
441	K 04-01-45	§	12:30	West Ham	West Ham	L 840 026	41' diameter	14	30
442	K 04-01-45	§	12:36	Titsey	Titsey Hill	Q 811 759	Airburst		3
443	N 04-01-45	§	12:56	Rayleigh	Rayleigh	Off Map M 245 114	43' x 12'
444	K 04-01-45	§	15:43	Runwell	Runwell	M 204 133	41' x 12'
445	04-01-45	§	16:13	Hackney	Hackney	L 781 036	39' x 7'	15	27
446	04-01-45	§	16:13	Little Thurrock	Little Thurrock	R 0698	Airburst
447	K 04-01-45	§	18:35	Clothall	Clothall	L 718 522	44' x 11'
448	K 04-01-45	§	19:32	Ilford	Ilford	L 899 048	40' diameter	2	16
449	K 04-01-45	§	20:29	Lambeth	Lambeth	Q 754 982	45' diameter	43	26
450	K 04-01-45	§	21:06	Stepney	Stepney	L 803 006	28' diameter	3	11
451	N 04-01-45	§	21:21	Off Southwold	Sea off Southwold	Off Map N 2090 approx	In Sea
452	K 04-01-45	§	22:55	Camberwell	Glengarry Road, Dulwich	Q 7893	Airburst
453	N 05-01-45	§	00:12	Bromley	Logshill Road, Bromley / Beckenham	Q 865 891	17' x 4'
454	K 05-01-45	§	00:43	Navestock	Navestock	M 010 163	42' x 8'
455	K 05-01-45	§	03:36	Wanstead	Wanstead	L 861 064	32' x 7'
456	N 05-01-45	§	09:27	Layham	Raydon area	Off Map M 4858	Airburst
457	N 05-01-45	§	14:12	Billericay	Billericay, Essex.	M 1411	Airburst
458	N 05-01-45	§	15:12	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	Off Map M 372 289	28' x 8'
459	K 05-01-45	§	22:45	Croydon	Addington Golf Course	Q 812 814	34' x 10'
460	? 06-01-45	§	02:15	Darenth	In field Darenth, Kent	R 025 890	40' x 9'
461	K 06-01-45	§	07:49	Hatfield	Hatfield	L 705 254	35' x 12'
462	K 06-01-45	§	08:32	Toot Hill	Ongar Park Wood	L 954 214	25' x 8'
463	K 06-01-45	§	13:43	Deptford	Kitto Road/Waller Road, Deptford	Q 800 951	41' x 13'		62
464	K 06-01-45	§	16:28	Northaw	Northaw, Hertfordshire.	L 745 203	30' x 12'
465	K 06-01-45	§	16:46	West Ham	West Ham	Q 844 995	30' diameter
466	K 06-01-45	§	17:06	Camberwell	Court Lane, Camberwell	Q 778 930	14' diameter	5	34
467	N 06-01-45	§	19:46	Erith	Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood (Erith Marshes)	Q 918 990	Airburst
468	N 06-01-45	§	22:01	Beazley End	Beazley End	M 209 463	28' x 8'
469	K 06-01-45	§	22:46	Camberwell	Azenby Road, Camberwell	Q 779 952	45' x 15'		41
470	? 07-01-45	§	01:45	Dagenham	Dagenham	L 927 069	26' diameter
471	K 07-01-45	§	02:16	Twickenham	Teddington	Q 610 895	40' x 9'
472	K 07-01-45	§	04:56	Edmonton	Tottenham	L 794 108	In coal dump
473	N 07-01-45	§	05:26	Grayshott	Guildford (Hog's Back)	Q 2857 approx	Airburst
474	N 07-01-45	§	06:12	Gt. Baddow	Great Beddow	M 164 213	43' x 14'
475	N 07-01-45	§	12:14	Leyton	Leytonstone	L 8307	Airburst
476	K 07-01-45	§	15:40	Cheshunt	Cheshunt	L 778 199	37' x 12'
477	? 07-01-45	§	16:48	Ilford	Ilford	L 865 090	44' x 13'
478	? 07-01-45	§	17:15	Islington	Islington.	L 755 042	49' diameter
479	? 07-01-45	§	17:36	Hutton	Hutton	M 072 124	26' x 8'
480	N 07-01-45	§	18:13	Brightlinsea	Brightlingsea	M 525 346	36' x 6'
481	K 08-01-45	§	10:43	Waltham Holy Cross	High Beech	L 854 167	51' x 15'
482	K 08-01-45	§	11:24	Islington	Islington	L 771 030	Direct Hit
483	K 08-01-45	§	12:14	Lewisham	Sydenham	Q 792 914	51' x 15'
484	K 08-01-45	§	12:37	Hornsey	Hornsey	L 756 085	Direct Hit
485	N 08-01-45	§	13:14	Wilmington	Wilmington	Q 950 890	44' x 13'
486	K 08-01-45	§	14:13	Barking	Barking Marshes	L 917 017	60' diameter
487	DL 08-01-45	§	15:18	Barking	Barking	L 924 008	Airburst
488	N 08-01-45	§	16:02	Datchworth	Datchworth	L 708 389	48' x 14'
489	K 08-01-45	§	16:33	Hampstead	West Hamstead	L 694 037	On railway
490	K 08-01-45	§	18:22	Wandsworth	Clapham Common	Q 735 944	52' x 12'
491	N 08-01-45	§	19:44	Chislehurst	Brooklands Avenue, Sidcup	Q 893 917	47' diameter	3	22
492	K 08-01-45	§	22:29	Stoke Newington	Stoke Newington	L 766 060	46' diameter
493	K 09-01-45	§	10:50	Beckenham	sportsground in King's Hall Road, Beckenham	Q 807 890	54' x 14'		20
494	DL 09-01-45	§	14:05	S. Ockendon	South Ockendon	M 054 013	32' x 8'
495	DL 09-01-45	§	17:16	Little Hallingbury	Sawbridgeworth	L 955 271	54' x 14'
496	DL 09-01-45	§	18:02	Basildon	Basildon	M 163 092	53' x 15'
497	DL 09-01-45	§	19:29	Deptford	Adolphus Street, Deptford	Q 812 964	22' x 3'	20	103
498	DL 09-01-45	§	22:15	Gt. Warley	Great Warley, Essex.	M 016 098	41' x 12'
499	DL 10-01-45	§	00:27	Edmonton	Edmonton	L 800 139	43' diameter
500	N 10-01-45	§	11:00	Gt. Totham	Great Totham	Off Map M 314 284	40' x 12'
501	N 10-01-45	§	11:14	Stoke Newington	Stoke Newington	L 766 063	46' x 14'
502	N 10-01-45	§	14:20	Henlow	Henlow / Arisley	Off Map L 630 562	43' x 17'
503	N 10-01-45	§	14:31	Broomfield	Broomfield	M 142 282	42' x 12'
504	11-01-45	§	10:25	Rawreth	Battlesbridge	Off Map M 228 129	44' x 14'
505	N 12-01-45	§	11:04	South Green	South Green	M 132 124	44' x 12'
506	N 12-01-45	§	17:38	Marden Ash	Marden Ash	L 996 211	26' x 3'
507	N 12-01-45	§	17:39	Trimley	Trimley	Off Map M 721 547	57' x 6'
508	N 12-01-45	§	17:55	Writtle	Writtle	M 127 248	49' diameter
509	N 12-01-45	§	19:35	Boreham	Boreham	Off Map M 208 293	39' x 13'
510	N 12-01-45	§	19:46	Off Bradwell	North Sea off Bradwell	Off Map M 5525	In Sea
511	? 12-01-45	§	20:45	Ilford	Ilford	L 881 053	34' x 7'	12	29
512	K 12-01-45	§	22:16	Orpington	Biddlestead	Q 849 759	44' x 14'
513	? 13-01-45	§	00:59	Toot Hill	Toot Hill	L 956 208	40' x 10'
514	K 13-01-45	§	02:31	Wood Green	Wood Green	L 749 092	On railway
515	K 13-01-45	§	06:01	Islington	Islington	L 749 053	47' x 13'	32	28
516	? 13-01-45	§	07:08	Poplar	Poplar	L 819 016	33' diameter	2	23
517	K 13-01-45	§	07:45	Watton-at-Stone	Watton at Stone	L 745 387	45' diameter		4
518	K 13-01-45	§	08:57	Broadoak End	Broadoak End	L 753 329	25' diameter
519	N 13-01-45	§	11:30	Chigwell	Chigwell, Essex.	L 856 139	34' x 8'		3
520	N 13-01-45	§	11:54	Enfield	Enfield.	L 7918 approx	Airburst
521	K 13-01-45	§	12:58	West Ham	West Ham	L 850 002	36' diameter	15	91
522	N 13-01-45	§	14:11	South Hornchurch	South Hornchurch	L 952 026	33' x 3'
523	N 13-01-45	§	16:35	West Tilbury	West Tilbury	R 107 972	42' x 10'
524	N 13-01-45	§	16:43	Off Foulness	North Sea off Foulness	Off Map M 5113	In Sea
525	N 13-01-45	§	17:58	Hockley	Hockley	Off Map M 285 143	45' diameter
526	K 14-01-45	§	10:56	Foulness Island	Foulness Island	M 4609	In Mud
527	K 14-01-45	§	11:36	Abbess Roding	Abbess Roding	M 025 300	39' x 10'
528	K 14-01-45	§	12:12	Barking	Barking	L 889 028	Direct Hit	8	52
529	K 14-01-45	§	13:48	Brickendon	Beaumont	L 773 255	Not Available
530	K 14-01-45	§	15:29	Cheshunt	Cheshunt	L 794 210	35' diameter	3	21
531	K 14-01-45	§	15:50	Ilford	Ilford	L 911 073	39' diameter	3	11
532	K 14-01-45	§	16:13	Lewisham	Panmure Road, Sydenham	Q 790 913	27' diameter	14	80
533	K 14-01-45	§	17:38	Shoreditch	Shoreditch	L 772 026	46' x 4'	20	90
534	K 14-01-45	§	20:59	Barking	Barking	L 886 031	36' diameter	14	40
535	N 15-01-45	§	05:18	Off Shoeburyness	Sea off Shoeburyness.	M 6000 approx	In Sea
536	N 15-01-45	§	09:07	Chingford	Chingford	L 826 135	30' diameter	2	10
537	N 15-01-45	§	11:13	Whitstable	Whitstable	Off Map R 557 844	45' x 12'	1	48
538	N 15-01-45	§	17:17	Off Palling	Off Polling	H 00.40 approx	In Sea
539	K 15-01-45	§	18:54	Hackney	Hackney	L 789 048	43' diameter		1
540	K 15-01-45	§	23:13	Rainham	Rainham	L 973 004	Direct Hit	14	4
541	K 16-01-45	§	03:00	Havering-atte-Bower	Noak Hill	L 973 120	35' x 9'
542	N 16-01-45	§	09:09	Off Herne Bay	3/4 mile at sea off Hampton Point, Herne Bay	Off Map R 600 876	In Sea
543	K 16-01-45	§	10:58	Chingford	Chigwell, Essex.	L 8413	Airburst
544	N 16-01-45	§	15:00	River Blackwater	Goldhanger	Off Map M 340 256	In River
545	K 16-01-45	§	19:10	Chislehurst	Airburst Nelson Place, Sidcup	Q 905 906	Airburst
546	N 16-01-45	§	20:32	Cock Clarks	Cock Clarks	Off Map M 235 211	38' x 12'
547	K 16-01-45	§	21:01	Harlow	Harlow	L 912 303	51' x 4'		7
548	? 16-01-45	§	21:54	Banstead	Poorfield Wood, Chipstead	Q 713 759	24' x 6'		6
549	N 17-01-45	§	08:18	Mayland	Mayland, Essex	Off Map M 373 186	56' x 14'
550	K 17-01-45	§	11:43	Bengeo	Bengeo, Hertfordshire	L 763 329	25' diameter
551	K 17-01-45	§	12:18	Essendon	Essendon, Hertfordshire	L 698 282	25' diameter		1
552	? 17-01-45	§	14:17	Corringham	Corringham Marshes, Essex	M 152 012	56' x 6'
553	? 17-01-45	§	16:42	Ingrave	East Horndon, Essex	M 069 090	21' x 5'
554	? 17-01-45	§	16:59	Hatfield Broad Oak	Hatfield Broad Oak	L 994 335	53' x 14'		7
555	K 17-01-45	§	18:34	Much Hadham	Much Hadham, Hertfordshire	L 863 373	25' diameter		1
556	K 17-01-45	§	19:37	Chingford	Chingford	L 822 122	29' x 7'		40
557	N 19-01-45	§	23:09	Barking	Barking	L 881 026	69' diameter	1	2
558	N 19-01-45	§	23:13	Wanstead	Wanstead & Woodford.	L 844 087	45' diameter	2	11
559	N 19-01-45	§	23:41	Gt. Parndon	Great Parndon, Essex.	L 887 259	38' x 11'
560	N 20-01-45	§	01:16	Upminster	Upminster	M 011 048	39' diameter		3
561	N 20-01-45	§	02:57	Canewdon	Canewdon, Essex	Off Map M 327 143	44' x 14'
562	N 20-01-45	§	05:01	Walthamstow	Walthamstow	L 7909	Airburst
563	N 20-01-45	§	06:39	East Ham	East Ham	L 8700	Airburst
564	N 20-01-45	§	08:55	Takeley	Takeley, Essex	L 975 406	31' x 8'
565	K 20-01-45	§	10:06	Bishops Stortford	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire	L 933 423	30' diameter
566	K 20-01-45	§	10:52	Potters Bar	Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire	L 707 197	46' diameter	21	27
567	? 20-01-45	§	11:21	Barking	Barking	L 8802	Airburst		1
568	K 20-01-45	§	13:15	East Barnet	East Barnet	L 710 144	47' diameter	11	60
569	N 20-01-45	§	16:05	East Horndon	East Horndon, Essex	M 080 081	47' x 11'
570	? 20-01-45	§	16:10	Kelvedon Hatch	Navestock, Essex	M 006 177	45' x 12'		8
571	N 20-01-45	§	16:37	Riverhead	Spring Hill Wood, Riverhead	Q 954 718	46' x 15'
572	N 20-01-45	§	18:08	Broxbourne	Broxbourne, Hertfordshire	L 805 248	Airburst
573	? 20-01-45	§	19:23	Greenwich	Maze Hill station, Greenwich	Q 834 968	31' x 7'		19
574	K 20-01-45	§	19:52	Tottenham	Tottenham	L 772 074	46' diameter	23	39
575	K 20-01-45	§	22:49	Wanstead	Wanstead & Woodford.	L 853 091	42' x 11'	17	19
576	N 21-01-45	§	02:05	Bidborough	Bidborough / Plaxtol	R 008 618	41' x 9'
577	K 21-01-45	§	12:11	Hendon	Hendon	L 686 075	41' x 10'		17
578	N 21-01-45	§	14:43	Laindon	Laindon, Essex.	M 1208	Airburst
579	N 21-01-45	§	15:47	Noak Hill	Noak Hill	L 991 124	43' x 15'		2
580	N 21-01-45	§	16:50	Greenwich	On Allotments Blackwall Lane, Greenwich	Q 839 981	32' x 8'		10
581	N 21-01-45	§	18:52	Rainham	Rainham	L 943 005	53' x 11'
582	N 21-01-45	§	18:57	Woolwich	Ripon Road, Woolwich	Q 880 965	47' diameter		17
583	N 21-01-45	§	19:12	South Ockendon	South Ockendon	M 037 017	50' x 12'		9
584	N 22-01-45	§	10:12	West Thurrock	West Thurrock	R 032 988	34' x 8'
585	K 22-01-45	§	12:15	Friern Barnet	Friern Barnet	L 728 106	43' diameter		3
586	K 22-01-45	§	14:37	Kingston	Kingston-on-Thames	Q 633 895	27' x 8'	5	40
587	K 22-01-45	§	17:14	Southwark	Borough High Street, Southwark	Q 767 989	Direct Hit	27	276
588	K 23-01-45	§	08:37	Lewisham	Hither Green Cemetery, Verdant Lane, Catford	Q 839 917	49' diameter		12
589	N 23-01-45	§	09:26	Waltham Holy Cross	Waltham Holy Cross (Airburst)	L 8520	Airburst		2
590	N 23-01-45	§	10:50	Mayland	Mayland, Essex	Off Map M 373 200	49' x 13'
591	N 23-01-45	§	11:45	Edmonton	Edmonton	L 797 108	39' diameter		16
592	N 23-01-45	§	15:51	Stapleford Tawny	Near Stapleford Abbotts, Essex	L 937 164	47' diameter	15	38
593	K 23-01-45	§	19:14	Dagenham	Dagenham	L 943 020	31' diameter	4	26
594	N 23-01-45	§	21:52	Darenth	Airburst Horton Kirby	R 008 885	Airburst
595	N 24-01-45	§	09:07	Waltham Holy Cross	Waltham Holy Cross	L 831 180	48' x 11'		2
596	K 24-01-45	§	10:50	Enfield	Enfield.	L 734 191	33' x 11'
597	N 24-01-45	§	11:34	Enfield	Enfield.	L 791 168	41' x 4'
598	K 24-01-45	§	16:19	Greenwich	Stockwell Street, Greenwich	Q 827 966	52' x 12'	4	109
599	? 24-01-45	§	20:05	Navestock	Navestock, Essex	M 003 167	37' x 11'
600	K 25-01-45	§	07:12	Enfield	Enfield.	L 766 168	50' x 13'	6	46
601	K 25-01-45	§	08:19	Willesden	Willesden	L 644 044	Airburst		2
602	N 25-01-45	§	08:33	Langdon Hills	Langdon Hills, Essex.	M 144 060	23' x 6'
603	N 25-01-45	§	12:01	Hatfield Heath	Hatfield Heath	L 984 344	32' x 12'
604	? 25-01-45	§	19:18	Dengie	Sea off Clacton	Off Map M 442 185	In Mud
605	N 25-01-45	§	21:45	Greenwich	Charlton House, Charlton	Q 858 967	36' x 6'		6
606	K 26-01-45	§	06:11	Elstree	Shenley, Hertfordshire	L 654 181	50' x 15'
607	N 26-01-45	§	06:24	Wanstead	Wanstead & Woodford.	L 846 072	32' x 4'	16	7
608	N 26-01-45	§	06:32	Woolwich	Airburst Woolwich Arsenal	Q 900 993	Airburst
609	N 26-01-45	§	09:05	Leyton	Leyton	L 833 072	49' x 17'		32
610	N 26-01-45	§	09:41	Ardleigh Green	Ardleigh Green, Hornchurch	L 984 087	53' x 25'	3	36
611	N 26-01-45	§	09:54	Cranham	Aveley, Essex	M 0304	Airburst
612	K 26-01-45	§	10:40	Wandsworth	Clapham	Q 737 932	45' x 14'		18
613	N 26-01-45	§	12:10	Dagenham	Dagenham	L 9401	Airburst
614	K 26-01-45	§	14:43	Ilford	Ilford	L 890 098	39' x 9'
615	N 26-01-45	§	18:07	Croydon	Coombe Farm, Croydon	Q 783 839	35' x 6'		2
616	N 26-01-45	§	23:01	Woolwich	Woolwich Church Street, Woolwich	Q 864 982	38' diameter		8
617	N 27-01-45	§	00:05	East Ham	East Ham	L 855 031	30' diameter	1	4
618	N 27-01-45	§	02:14	Wickford	Wickford, Essex	M 184 104	33' diameter
619	N 27-01-45	§	03:40	Canewdon	area of Latchingdon, Essex	M 360 145	39' x 9'
620	N 27-01-45	§	03:45	East Ham	East Ham	L 8802	Airburst		3
621	K 27-01-45	§	03:55	Harrow	Stanmore	L 606 119	285' x 5'
622	K 27-01-45	§	03:57	Walthamstow	Wanstead & Woodford.	L 826 097	17' x 5'
623	N 27-01-45	§	09:45	Mountnessing	Mountnessing, Essex	M 064 159	46' x 15'
624	N 27-01-45	§	12:26	Tillingham	Tillingham, Essex	Off Map M 446 223	39' diameter
625	K 27-01-45	§	16:02	Battersea	Battersea.	Q 706 945	42' x 6'	15	44
626	K 27-01-45	§	16:25	Datchworth Green	Datchworth Green, Hertfordshire	L 718 372	25' x 10'
627	? 28-01-45	§	00:19	Forest Row	Forest Row	Q 882 564	30' diameter
628	K 28-01-45	§	00:43	West Ham	West Ham	L 853 036	Direct Hit	30	1
629	K 28-01-45	§	02:29	Willesden	Willesden	L 644 021	43' x 9'
630	N 28-01-45	§	03:30	Benenden	Benenden, Kent	Off Map R 246 527	28' x 5'		1
631	K 28-01-45	§	05:07	Bromley	Garden Road, Bromley	Q 852 897	43' x 9'	1	6
632	K 28-01-45	§	06:51	Chislehurst	Longlands Road, Sidcup	Q 896 914	38' x 9'	1	6
633	N 28-01-45	§	07:30	Kirby-le-Soken	Kirby-le-Soken, Essex	Off Map M 6841 approx	In Mud
634	K 28-01-45	§	10:30	East Ham	East Ham	L 860 025	Direct Hit	16	27
635	N 29-01-45	§	05:55	Bradwell	Bradwell, Essex.	Off Map M 432 242	39' x 11'
636	K 29-01-45	§	06:34	Waltham Holy Cross	Waltham Holy Cross	L 840 197	45' x 12'		1
637	K 29-01-45	§	07:37	Great Amwell	Great Amwell, Hertfordshire	L 815 304	30' x 11'
638	N 29-01-45	§	08:52	Darenth	Darenth, Kent	R 031 896	31' x 5'		5
639	N 29-01-45	§	09:22	Shotgate	Shotgate, Essex	M 218 109	38' x 12'		3
640	N 29-01-45	§	09:54	Althorne	Bridgemarsh Island, Essex	Off Map M 343 151	In Water
641	K 29-01-45	§	10:02	Islington	Stoke Newington	L 7604	Airburst
642	N 29-01-45	§	15:35	Bradwell	Bradwell Bay Airfield, Essex	Off Map M 457 265	34' x 11'

Transcription of The Ministry of Home Security list of "BIG BEN" (V2 rocket) incidents in January 1945. National Archives Document Reference - AIR 20/4126 - Data used by permission of The National Archives

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Ray Osborne says:

Wednesday, 7th May 2014 at 5:44 am

I would be interested in any documents relating to the above incident. My mother, who recently died’ told me about being in the house at 34 Maybank Road, South Woodford when this took place. Luckily, while the house was quite damaged, she and her father and sisters were unhurt.

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Allan carter says:

Saturday, 21st June 2014 at 8:11 pm

A piece of V2 shrapnel came through the front window on the 23rd January 1945, that had landed near Fords Car factory Dagenham. My Dad had it engraved with our names on it .Mr & Mrs Carter Donald, Allan and Rob at 117, Second Ave , Dagenham Essex. I now have it at home in a glass cabinet.

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Frederick Clark says:

Friday, 10th February 2017 at 12:46 pm

At 08.37 a.m 23rd. Jan.1945 my brother and I were getting ready for school, we were in the kitchen of our council house in Crutchley Rd., I was aged 6, my brother Gordon was 11 yrs. old.I remember it being extremely cold with the occasional wintry shower,my older sister Eileen had gone to work at Sainsburys in Catford and our mother was making her way to the 124 bus stop in Verdant Lane, a few minutes walk from our house. At precisely 08.37, Hitlers “vengeance” rocket, the V2 slammed into the cemetery in Verdant Lane, just over the back from where we lived. There was no warning, unlike its predecessor the Doodlebug (V1) which made a horrible rattling sound. The 13 ton V2 travelled faster than the speed of sound and impacted at over 3,000 miles per hour, you couldn’t hear it coming, the only noise being after the blast. I can recall the walls seemed to contract and expand also a sensation that seemed to take your breath, our back door suddenly blew in just missing my brother. I was sitting under a shelf containing pots and pans and a heavy old clock, the shelf snapped in the middle but the contents luckily did not fall on me. After the initial shock we looked out the back,there was another row of houses between us and the cemetery,over these in the distance we could see a huge pall of smoke mushrooming at the top, also there were lots of clods of clay splattered everywhere. There are some gaps in my memory, some of which were filled in by my older siblings and mother.The next thing I recall was that we were in Verdant Lane looking for our mother, my sister had been given a lift home by her boss. Our mother had been waiting for a bus when the rocket struck, the blast had apparently knocked her off her feet and thrown her into the road, she was bruised and dazed with a few minor cuts and bruises, other than that, unhurt. I remember the scene, the road was strewn with debris, big clumps of soil, glass and debris and as we made our way back home we were stepping over what we believed were human remains.My impression was that everything seemed to have fallen silent and there seemed to be a foggy type haze, I’m not sure if this was from the blast or the weather conditions at the time.It seems that our house had received only minor damage, some broken windows and a good splattering of clumps of clay. This monster was fired from Batt 1./485 loosduinen (site 19) The Hague,it then travelled faster than the speed of sound before smashing into the cemetery, a V2 creates a crater approx 66Ft. wide & 26 Ft. deep throwing up approx 3,000 tons of material into the air, 0 deaths were recorded and only 7 people were injured.A lucky escape for everyone in the area,it would have been so different if it had exploded on hard ground. .

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WWII V2 Rocket Attacks

January 1945

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