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Raising awareness of Kent's rich & diverse heritage. Working to survey & record the history & archaeology of Whitstable's coastal & intertidal zone

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13th June 1944 4.18 a.m.

The first V1 flying bombs reach southern England & explode in London and Swanscombe, Kent. The ‘Shadow over England’ project will highlight how this new form of warfare affected Whitstable & surrounding villages #ShadowOverEngland #TheForgottenFrontline

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‘SHADOW OVER ENGLAND’

An exhibition to mark the 80th year of the ‘V’ Weapon Campaign June 1944 & March 1945. Six ‘robot’ weapons landed in the Whitstable area.

Scale models 3D printed by Casement Signs & painted by Carole Leith.

#shadowoverengland

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OPEN NOW @WhitsMuseum

‘SHADOW OVER ENGLAND’

An exhibition to mark the 80th year of the ‘V’ Weapon Campaign June 1944 & March 1945. Six of the ‘robot’ weapons landed in the Whitstable area.

We tell the story using eye-witness testimony, documents & original illustrations.

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Coming soon to @WhitsMuseum

'Shadow over England'

Memories of the 'V' Weapon Campaign
June 1944 - March 1945

Part of 'The Forgotten Frontline' project

More details to follow

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Thank you to Alison and all the team at @MSDSMarine & Heritage for sponsoring our bespoke #blakeyerth scale cards.

The cards were well used during the recording and #photogrammetry exercises.

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#ShadowOverEngland

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

V2 LONG RANGE ROCKET CRASHES INTO SEA

Thomas Porter resident of Seasalter, personal diary.

Tuesday 16th January 1945

“Another rocket landed in the sea off Hampton near Herne Bay at about 8.15 this morning.”

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#ShadowOverEngland

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

V2 LONG RANGE ROCKET CRASHES INTO SEA

Thomas Porter resident of Seasalter, personal diary.

Tuesday 16th January 1945

“Another rocket landed in the sea off Hampton near Herne Bay at about 8.15 this morning.”

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#ShadowOverEngland V Weapon Campaign 1944-45

Personal Diary of Thomas Porter - Tuesday 27 March 1945

“A Doodle exploded in the sea off Leysdown Monday morning & another in the sea off Long Rock Swalecliffe at 6.20 this morning”

RAF Aerial Photo in 1946 showing crash site.

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Thomas Porter Personal Diary

Monday 15th January 1945

“This morning at about 11.15 a rocket landed in a field a few hundred yards inland from the town station. One old lady died shock and 52 were injured by flying glass, etc.”

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Thomas Porter Personal Diary

Monday 15th January 1945

“This morning at about 11.15 a rocket landed in a field a few hundred yards inland from the town station. One old lady died shock and 52 were injured by flying glass, etc.”

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31st August 1944

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“Doodlebug German V Weapon shot down by one of our planes this morning & it landed in a field at South Street. German news hint at the early the early use of their V2 weapon.“

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#ShadowOverEngland

31st August 1944

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“Doodlebug German V Weapon shot down by one of our planes this morning & it landed in a field at South Street. German news hint at the early the early use of their V2 weapon.“

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#ShadowOverEngland 17th August 1944

V Weapon Campaign June 1944-April 1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“ Flying bombs come over periodically all day yesterday & one landed at Denstroude it badly damaged a house & demolished a barn, it also fired a hay stack.”

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#ShadowOverEngland 17th August 1944

V Weapon Campaign June 1944-April 1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“ Flying bombs come over periodically all day yesterday & one landed at Denstroude it badly damaged a house & demolished a barn, it also fired a hay stack.”

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June 25th 1944 Thomas Porter personal diary.

“The Germans have announced that the Flying Bombs are still doing much damage in London ‘Doodle Bugs’ the Americans call them, a Spitfire shot one down at Strood this morning fortunately it did not kill anyone”

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June 25th 1944 Thomas Porter personal diary.

“The Germans have announced that the Flying Bombs are still doing much damage in London ‘Doodle Bugs’ the Americans call them, a Spitfire shot one down at Strood this morning fortunately it did not kill anyone”

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4th August 1944

“Last night there was much Doodle bug activity one fell in the marshes blowing one of our windows out which we omitted to open Fortunately there no were no cows in the field where it fell one was cut on the leg in an adjoining field”

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4th August 1944

“Last night there was much Doodle bug activity one fell in the marshes blowing one of our windows out which we omitted to open Fortunately there no were no cows in the field where it fell one was cut on the leg in an adjoining field”

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August 1944-Thomas Porter Diary

Flying Bombs being shot down by propellor-driven fighters probably Spitfires & Tempests. He then writes:

“One of our new JET PLANES gave it a burst & it burst in mid air”

This was a Gloster Meteor images courtesy @I_W_M

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#ShadowOverEngland exhibition will be Whitstable Museum in the Autumn. We will focus on the stories of 4 x V1 Flying Bombs & 2 x V2 Long Range Rockets that came down in the local area. Do you have memory, photograph or artefact please let us know. Images courtesy @I_W_M

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#ShadowOverEngland exhibition will be Whitstable Museum in the Autumn. We will focus on the stories of 4 x V1 Flying Bombs & 2 x V2 Long Range Rockets that came down in the local area. Do you have memory, photograph or artefact please let us know. Images courtesy @I_W_M