Just before dawn on 22 August 1944 a German V1 flying bomb, launched from across the English Channel, smashed down into residential homes around Vincent Street in Westminster, central London.

Prosecutors said if it had smashed into the 8,500 spectators- it would be like a high speed "flying bomb".

Just before dawn on 22 August 1944 a German V1 flying bomb, launched from across the English Channel, smashed down into residential homes around Vincent Street in Westminster, central London.

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A V1 flying bomb is readied for launching across the Channel at London in August, 1944. Photo: Getty. Tom McCaughren. Sun 6 Apr 2025 at 03:30.

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Just before dawn on 22 August 1944 a German V1 flying bomb, launched from across the English Channel, smashed down into residential homes around Vincent Street in Westminster, central London.