Name/Title
War PrizeEntry/Object ID
2017.04.107Description
A black and white photo of a war prize, aGerman V1Rocket, in Trafalgar Square, London, England. A fountain is visible in the background. This rocket was also known as a "Flying bomb", a "Buzz bomb", and a "Doodlebug".
see also photo 2016x.66.262 and 2016x.66.367Photograph Details
Subject
A total of 9,521 V1 Flying bombs were launched against Southern England.
Once the germans were forced back and launching sites were overrun, an additional 2,448 V1s were fired at essential infrastructure targets in Belgium and Holland.