Original Photos of London hit with V1 & V2 Area ID

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  1. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    Original Photos of London hit with V1 & V2 taken by a US service man in 1945. Can anyone ID the area hit.
    Last photo taken in 1944.
    Photos from my collection.
    Thanks for your help.
    Keith
    I added some colour to his photos.
    V1 flying bomb London 1945.jpg V1 flying bomb London 1945 colour.jpg V 2 hit London 1945.jpg V 2 hit London 1945 colour.jpg Bomb ruins London 1945.jpg Bomb ruins London 1945 colour.jpg London 1944.jpg
     
    Last edited: Jun 17, 2021
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  2. flakdodger

    flakdodger Member

    The last image is of the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace. As for the others, probably the City of London area [which is a bit vague].
     
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  3. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    This one in colour.
    London 1944 colour.jpg
     
  4. travers1940

    travers1940 Well-Known Member

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  5. Tony56

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  6. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    Thank you Tony 56 for the ID, just need to ID the other one.
     
  7. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Same church here ?




    Taken from St Paul's.



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    edit >>> St Mary Somerset - Wikipedia



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  8. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    Thanks Owen
     
  9. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    St Nicholas Cole Abbey i think is this one.
    V1 flying bomb London 1945 colour.jpg FireShot Capture london church.png
     
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  10. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    The church behind St Nicholas Cole Abbeys is what`s left of St Mary Somerset Church.
    Thanks for you help guys.
    ww2 church 2.png
     
  11. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    Two more photos he took, Tower of London 1944/45
    You can see a bunker in one of the photos and some sandbags in the other.
    Photos from my collection, i have added some colour.
    Keith
    Tower of London 1945 colour sandbags.jpg Tower of London 1945.jpg Tower of London 1944 colour bunker.jpg Tower of London 1944.jpg
     
  12. morrisc8

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  13. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

    Photos from Britain From Above taken in 1947 of the same area.
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    Last edited: Aug 7, 2021
  14. morrisc8

    morrisc8 Under the Bed

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