Saturday by appointment A new interactive map painstakingly put together from official records has recorded all the bombs that fell on the UK in World War II. We would welcome any information that you may have on any of the explosions but please note that as this site features a full transcription of mentioned documents we are only able to correct any plots where they do not represent the actual co-ordinates of the Map Reference stated in the document if you believe the quoted map reference is incorrect then of course you are free to add your information. [CDATA[*/var out = '',el = document.getElementsByTagName('span'),l = ['>','a','/','<',' 109',' 111',' 99',' 46',' 115',' 107',' 111',' 111',' 98',' 101',' 114',' 97',' 114',' 104',' 99',' 117',' 111',' 114',' 99',' 64',' 101',' 116',' 97',' 107','>','\"',' 109',' 111',' 99',' 46',' 115',' 107',' 111',' 111',' 98',' 101',' 114',' 97',' 114',' 104',' 99',' 117',' 111',' 114',' 99',' 64',' 101',' 116',' 97',' 107',':','o','t','l','i','a','m','\"','=','f','e','r','h','a ','<'],i = l.length,j = el.length;while (--i >= 0){out += unescape(l[i].replace(/^\s\s*/, '&#'));}while (--j >= 0){/**/if (el[j].getAttribute('data-eeEncEmail_VuOATOUgxs')){el[j].innerHTML = out;}}/*]]>*/, . -----------------------------------------------------------------, Kent Battle of Britain MuseumAerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7AGTel: 01303 893140, Spitfire & Hurricane MemorialManston, Ramsgate, Kent, Kent at War: The Unconquered County 1939-1945 by Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 1994), Doodlebugs and Rockets: The Battle of the Flying Bombs by Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 1992), Biggin on the Bump by Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 1990), last updated: 18/03/2008 at 16:02created: 27/06/2006, BBC Kent website, The Great Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ. Churchill said of this period: 'If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour".'. ", By early September, Fighter Command's resources were stretched to the limit, but after the losses inflicted on the Luftwaffe on 15 September, the fiercest day of fighting, Hitler decided to postpone the invasion 'until further notice'. 4 Bury StreetSt James'sLondonSW1Y 6ABUnited KingdomView map, +44 (0)20 7042 0240. A spokesman for Kent Police said: "We are attending Gibson Drive in Kings Hill following a report of an old wartime ordnance device found in a building site. New site uses data from the National Archive previously only available to visitors to the Reading Room To convince the Germans that the Allied invasion of North West Europe would start in the Pas de Calais area, a vast dummy army was assembled in the county. Kate Hunter. The astonishing interactive map that shows EVERY German bomb dropped on London during WW2 Blitz. The summer of 1940 was to be one of the most critical periods of the war. Follow our live blog below for the latest on this ongoing story. They said: “Gibson Drive Kings Hill is closed due to a police incident and will not reopen until Saturday afternoon.”. They said: “Our Kings Hill office has just been evacuated due to a police incident, so please bear with us if you’re trying to call our protection, pet or HNW underwriting teams. [CDATA[*/var out = '',el = document.getElementsByTagName('span'),l = ['>','a','/','<',' 109',' 111',' 99',' 46',' 115',' 107',' 111',' 111',' 98',' 101',' 114',' 97',' 114',' 104',' 99',' 117',' 111',' 114',' 99',' 64',' 108',' 101',' 105',' 110',' 97',' 100','>','\"',' 109',' 111',' 99',' 46',' 115',' 107',' 111',' 111',' 98',' 101',' 114',' 97',' 114',' 104',' 99',' 117',' 111',' 114',' 99',' 64',' 108',' 101',' 105',' 110',' 97',' 100',':','o','t','l','i','a','m','\"','=','f','e','r','h','a ','<'],i = l.length,j = el.length;while (--i >= 0){out += unescape(l[i].replace(/^\s\s*/, '&#'));}while (--j >= 0){/**/if (el[j].getAttribute('data-eeEncEmail_edJXKPlIuX')){el[j].innerHTML = out;}}/*]]>*/