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The V1 and V2 attacks on London killed almost 9000 people and destroyed over 100,000 houses. Countless more were damaged to a lesser degree ; each time one exploded in a built-up area, up to 1000 homes were damaged. The Logs below detail exactly what happened in selected parts of South London. Click on the postcode you are interested in for a day-by-day account of the incidents, damage caused and fatalities. You can also download the log as a spreadsheet.

Area Logs

Twenty-five years ago, driven by a desire to understand how these weapons shaped modern London, I embarked on a deep-dive research project. After hundreds of hours of investigation, I published my findings here. The V1 Flying Bomb and V2 Rocket represent a pivotal chapter in London’s history, and I am pleased to share this research with fellow history enthusiasts.

Flyingbombsandrockets.com

V1 Flying bomb
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