Event    From 8/9/1944 

First V2 attack - Chiswick

Categories: Tragedy

The first V2, which landed on the quiet suburb of Chiswick, killed three people and injured 22. 

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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