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Deutsche version hier Bernard's story 'Buzz-bombs' and 'Doodlebugs' In 1944 I was a schoolboy of 15. I had not been in London during the Blitz of 1940-41, but I returned to the family home in South London in 1942 and went to school there. It has to be remembered that for nearly three years, from 1941 to 1944, there was almost no bombing at all. Then in February 1944 Germany launched what became ...

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French version here Deutsche version hier Margaret's story A doodlebug hits a school I lived in the town of Aldershot during the war. It's a 'garrison' town (which means there are lots of Army Barracks in and around) but even so it was hardly ever bombed, but doodlebugs would fly over us on their way to London and many fell in the local area. On one occasion I can remember I was in school when ...

V-1s (Doodle bugs) V-1s were flying missiles that had enough power to fly over the Channel and were capable of destroying 2 to 3 houses.They made a droning noise and as soon as the droning noise stopped people had 15 seconds to escape from the powerful blast that followed. The V-1s, which were more commonly known as Doodle bugs or Buzz bombs , were fired from France when it was taken over by ...