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V-1 and V-2 Attacks on Elephant & Castle and Walworth (London SE17)Records indicate that the SE17 postcode area endured severe damage from flying bombs, though it was spared from ballistic missile strikes. SE17 was hit by six V-1 flying bombs, but no V-2 rockets fell directly within this boundary. In total, these six strikes killed approximately 43 people.The worst V-1 incident in SE17 occurred on 17 July 1944 (05:13): This strike was the worst tragedy in SE17 in terms of human life. A V-1 hit Suffield Road—a street situated northwest of Manor Place that no longer exists today—killing 17 people. The sheer force of the explosion demolished 40 houses and damaged a further 150.