Date                Time   Location         Damage

01/12/1943    07.25  Rayleigh        An American Piper Cub No. 4 Aircraft Machine No.

669 belonging to No. 10 Air Depot Group made a forced landing at Pearsons Avenue.  Map Ref. 245105.  Machine not damaged.  Pilot uninjured.

11/12/1943    16.45  Foulness       The body of a German Airman was found on

Island                         sands about 30 yards off Foulness Point.  Particulars of Identity Disc: No. 216 Gfr. Herbert Meschner 510/57358.  Probably one of the crew of plane shot down 10.12.43.

12/12/1943    15.00  East                1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field S of Station Road

                                    Horndon        East Horndon.  N.D.C.

15/12/1943    12.15  Benfleet         A Meteorological Balloon with a Device ‘B’ canister

attached was found on Marshes bearing marking A.1647.

22/12/1943    2.43    Vange                        A deflated British Naval Barrage Balloon Mark

M.K. VI (S.2) 13 and 48746 grounded 50 yards N of Down Grove and 50 yards W of Pitseaville Grove.  N.D.C.

22/12/1943    14.00  Billericay        2 – Ux. British Mortar Bombs were found in Norsey

Woods.  (Map Ref. 130140) and were later detonated by the B.D.S.  N.D.C.