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Old 8th Jul 2019, 21:11
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Originally Posted by PAXboy
IMy paternal grandparents were killed by a V2 that landed in the back garden of their house 2nd November 1944. They were in Ashford (Middx) if you go due North from their house, you reach EGLL Cargo centre in 1.8 miles. So the rocket had completely crossed London and was far out the other side. My father, then in 141 Sq on Night Fighters attacked Peenemünde a couple of times.
The British were using a misinformation campaign to convince the Germans that their V2 targeting was off - which apparently worked and the Germans adjusted their targeting such that most of the later V2s missed London. Sounds like your grandparents were unfortunate victims of the success of that misinformation.
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