Today In History:  08 September  [1944]   --  The first German V-2 rockets land in London and Paris.

A single V-2 rocket was launched at Paris, which caused modest damage near Porte d'Italie.  Two more launches against London saw the first land at Staveley Road, Chiswick, killing 63-year-old Mrs. Ada Harrison, three-year-old Rosemary Clarke, and Sapper Bernard Browning on leave from the Royal Engineers while the second one hit Epping with no casualties.



PHOTO: Full scale V-2 rocket replica being prepared for launch at an airshow in New Zealand in 2009!  Watch the video at:  https://youtu.be/CaZ9FeGzl_g

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Photo Attribution:  Historical Aviation Film Unit