V-1s and V-2s

Sutton Stories

One flying bomb hit the Diary next door to the factory I was in – it landed in the loading area,...

Devastation during the War

We then moved to 37 Ruthven Avenue, Waltham Cross in early 1940. i had to pack up work... Ruthven Avenue...

A Sign of Things to Come

Mum was a girl in the First World War so she knew all about rationing and shortages that were to come. Mum...

Evacuation to Iver Heath and Bombs in London by David Sevante

My aunt and her daughter who lived in Fulham moved to Nottingham when the bombing got bad in London....

Bombing and the Doodlebugs

The germans also dropped bombs that were on a timer and used to make a ticking noise like a loud clock, my...

Doodlebugs in London

After the Battle of Britain finished, the German Air force switched from the daylight raids on the...

Weald House

On Friday 30th June 1944 a terrible disaster happened at Weald House a children's evacuation home at...

Norwood Green Hero

At home, my father, William Rees, a veteran of the Somme, holder of the oak leaf cluster for bravery, also...

Surviving.....Just: Memories of Newham, London

I had two children to look after, my husband was working away, building aerodromes. I spent quite a time in...

Mill Hill 41-45

In 1944 during the doodlebug raids I cycled to school with my friend Audrey. I had a sudden thought that we...

Life in London, the V 2 and V.E.Day

Every night the platforms of underground stations became dormitories for weary Londoners seeking...

Doodlebug attack in Enfield

Coming towards us, high in the sky, we heard and saw the doodlebug heading our way....

Buxton in the War

There was only one flying bomb in Buxton. I remember that after the war there were still rows and rows of...

An early beautiful Doodlebug viewing

The Philpot family bungalow was in South Willesborough and Archibald was employed in the railway works at...

Doodlebug Attack on Melton, St Audry's.

Doodlebug Attack on Melton, St Audry's. During the first years of the War I lived in Melton, near...

Local School Boys Memories of V2 Rocket Incident.

I moved to Eastwood after experiencing the blitz in Bristol, to discover Southend seafront had become...

The Day That Our Home Disappeared: Bombed Out by a V1 in Ilford

When we got out all we could see was an emptiness as our home and many around had been completely...

Memories: A Nine-Year-Old in Tooting

First we had the high explosive bombs, then the fire of London incendiary bombs... At night Lord Haw Haw...

Gravesend: The Doodlebug is Coming!

One day Mrs. Turner ran out of her house screaming for my Grandmother to "Come quick, Emma! My...

Our V1 Bomb in New Eltham: I'll Never Forget the Noise

One Friday morning I was playing in the garden of my home in New Eltham, South East London. The house was...

Close Encounter

It had to be in the centre of Lewisham somewhere, and must be a flying bomb. I often wonder whether the...

An Infant in Wartime

Throughout the war we lived in Aylott's Close, Hornchurch, about 14 miles east from central London and...

Silly Things We Did.

Although we didn't get much bombing my Dad Albert told us a lot about it because on some nights he did...

Formative Years in Langdon Hills

The BBC would broadcast anti-propaganda saying that V2 rockets had dropped on West London instead of London...

Memories of the V1 and V2 Era.

Soon after the V1s started, the marshes towards the coast at Burnham were occupied by numerous anti...

Doodlebugs: Royal Navy at Dover

The most scary moment for me was, one night out on patrol in the M.T.B. to see the flare of a...