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Plaque

V1 Flying Bomb Dartford

Erection date: 22/3/2015

Inscription

V1 Flying Bomb Carrington Road
Sunday 6th August 1944. On this spot fell a V1 flying bomb resulting in the loss of 10 lives, 107 injuries and damage to nearly 700 homes.
Dartford Borough Council

Site: V1 Flying Bomb Dartford (1 memorial)

DA1, 40, Carrington Road

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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V1 flying bomb attack on Dartford

The V1 flying bomb,(also known as a doodlebug), fell in Carrington Road, kill...

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V1 and V2 rockets

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World War 2

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V1 Flying Bomb Dartford

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Dartford Borough Council

Formed by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Dartford, Swanscombe Urban D...

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