The V1 flying bomb,(also known as a doodlebug), fell in Carrington Road, killing 10 people and injuring 107. It destroyed 20 homes and caused damage to a further 700 in the surrounding area. Our picture shows part of the destruction.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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V1 flying bomb attack on Dartford
V1 Flying Bomb Carrington Road Sunday 6th August 1944. On this spot fell a V1...
Junior 6th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...
Aged 28, returning from work to his home in Wanstead, hit by an Olympic media bus (ferrying journalists to the Olympic site).  Died at the scene. Dan was a keen cyclist, having biked across Thailan...
Deporting Italian and German prisoners of war the cruise ship was between Liverpool and Canada when it was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. Of the 734 Italians on board, 486 died. Of th...
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