22 Oct 1944
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Two V-1 flying bombs were brought down by British pilot Flight Officer Johnny Johnson. Two people were killed and 69 were injured by the blast of a V-1 flying bomb exploded at the Orsett Road-Derby Road junction in Grays, Essex, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [V-Weapons Campaign | Vergeltungswaffe 1 | Grays, England | HM]
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