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Old 25th Jun 2019, 04:20
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Smile One of the last v1s

This V1 was probably air launched given the lateness in the war March 1945 and its crash site in the fen near Somersham, Cambridgeshire.

I was in bed when we heard this weird sound totally different from the Merllins we were used to being surrounded by 3 Group aerodromes. My Father immediately said "That's a Doodlebug", we all went quiet and listened, fortunately the noise slowly diminished and we slowly relaxed. I think we heard it cut out and a final thump. However in its journey it must have over flown every house in the Isle of Ely!!!!
Next morning we learnt it exploded harmlessly in a field seven miles westish
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