Date                Time   Location         Damage

01/07/1944    19.55  Rochford       An American Mustang No. 2106688 from

Bottisham Station Cambs. Crashed on waste land at junction of King Henry Drive and Sutton Court Drive and was completely destroyed.  Pilot uninjured.

03/07/1944    09.07  South             1 – ‘Fly’ exploded on marshes 500 yards W of

Fambridge     Norpits Farm and 300 yards S of sea wall.  Slight damage to farmhouse.  N.C.

03/07/1944    09.30  Thundersley 1 – Ux.A.A. Shell fell in field adj. Daws Heath

                                                            Road.  N.D.C.

04/07/1944    16.35  Rochford       1 – 500 lb Ux.H.E. fell from an Allied aircraft into a

sandpit 35 yards W of the W end of Doggett’s Close.  N.D.C.

05/07/1944    00.28  Paglesham    1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in corn field 200 yards NW of

Stannett’s and 600 yards SW of South Hall.  Slight damage to property and crops.    N.C.

05/07/1944    16.00  Canvey          A Naval kite balloon grounded at Northwick Farm. 

                                    Island             N.D.C.

07/07/1944    21.28  Little Warley  1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field adjoining Codham Hall

                                                            Lane.  2 slight casualties and damage to property.

08/07/1944    03.30  Mountnessing          1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in Thoby Wood.  N.D.C.

08/07/1944    04.15  Billericay        1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in grounds of New Lodge Tye

Common Road 12 slight casualties and extensive damage to property.  Superficial damage was caused to Billericay Police Station.

09/07/1944    12.46  Doddinghurst1 – ‘Fly’ exploded near Gowe’s Farmhouse causing

3 slight casualties and extensive damage to farmhouse and nearby cottages.  Part found bearing stencilled figures 747390.

10/07/1944    02.30  Hadleigh1 – A.A. Shell exploded on roof of ‘Salterns’ Arcadian

                                                            Gardens, causing slight damage.  N.C.

11/07/1944    Unknown  Wickford Richard Casholt, aged 9, of 12 Elm Road Wickford

found a ‘Thunderflash’ on river bank at Wickford and took it home and ignited it.  He sustained injuries to forehead, right arm and leg – treated by local Doctor.

12/07/1944    07.23  Shenfield       1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field on Hogarth Estate.  Slight

                                                            damage to approx. 50 houses.  N.C.

13/07/1944    17.20  Vange            As a result of a heavy explosion in the Thames

area SW of Vange, Patricia Barling, aged 7, of ‘Narkunda’ Rashleigh Drive Vange received facial injuries through a window falling down on her head at her home.  She was conveyed to Billericay Hospital and detained.  Cause of explosion unknown.

15/07/1944    12.00  Great              A torn and deflated rubber balloon (British) with

Wakering       tinfoil kite attached was found on marshes, nr Halfway House.  Date and time of falling unknown.

17/07/1944    12.20  Hullbridge     An empty auxiliary petrol tank fell from a ‘P.38’ or

‘P.47’ into the back garden of an unoccupied bungalow ‘Willena’ Elm Grove Hullbridge.  N.D.C.

20/07/1944    00.10  Great              The roofs of 2 houses in High Street were

                                    Wakering       damaged by shrapnel.  N.C.

22/07/1944    03.15  Billericay        1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in Springfield Road Perry Street,

causing 1 serious female casualty 2 slight female casualties and 1 male slight.  3 houses demolished and others severely damaged.  10 homeless.

22/07/1944    03.28  Hockley          1 – ‘Fly’ exploded at Northlands Farm Main Road,

causing 1 serious female casualty, 3 female and 1 male slight casualties.  Northlands Farm partially demolished and superficial damage caused to several other houses.  9 homeless.  Figures 250167 stencilled in white.

22/07/1944    03.34  Little                1 – ‘Fly’ exploded on grass land 400 yards NE of Lt

Stambridge    Stambridge Hall.  Superficial damage to Lt Stambridge Hall and 2 farm cottages and buildings.  N.C.

22/07/1944    11.30  Canvey          1 – ‘Fly’ exploded at Deep Water Road causing 3

Island             fatal male casualties, 8 serious (2m, 6f) and 19 slight casualties (6m, 13f).  3 bungalows demolished, 62 bungalows extensively damaged, 98 bungalows slightly damaged and also 12 shops and 1 church.

24/07/1944    00.20  Great              1 – Ux.A.A. Shell fell on Gt Wakering Recreation

Wakering       Ground, 1/4 mile E of Lt Wakering Road junction.  N.D.C.

24/07/1944    00.30  Canewdon    1 – ‘Fly’ exploded 130 yards NE of Lion Wharf on

marshland.  Superficial damage to 6 properties.  Landmines in vicinity detonated by explosion.  N.C.   Number on ‘Fly’ 250194.

24/07/1944    04.45  Shenfield       1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in cornfield between Priests Lane

and Friars Avenue.  6 slight cas. and superficial damage to a large number of houses and shops.  Number on’ Fly’ 250008.

24/07/1944    06.30  Foulness       1 – Yellow oxygen cylinder (Type “D.2”) was found

                                    Point               on the Saltings.  Date and time of falling unknown.

25/07/1944    23.42  Nevendon     1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field E of ‘Cricketers’ P.H.

Arterial Road causing damage as follows;  Cat. ‘B’ – 2 : Cat. ‘C’ – 4 : Cat. ‘D’ – 30.  Including slight damage to 2 Police houses.  N.C.  8 persons rendered homeless.

26/07/1944    03.25  Pilgrims          1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in open field 1/2 mile S of

Hatch             Ashwell’s Farm Ashwell Road, causing Cat. ‘D’ damage to 19 houses.  N.C.

26/07/1944    15.00  Ramsden       A meteorological balloon kite was found in a

Heath                  field 200 yards from Searchlight site, Dowsetts Lane.  Date and time of falling unknown.

26/07/1944    18.15  Rochford       A barrage balloon drifting over Shopland was shot

down in flames by an RAF ‘plane.  As it descended it startled a horse harnessed to a rake on Butlers Farm.  James Rippongal of 3 Slated Row Shopland a farmworker, who was riding on the rake was thrown off and sustained slight injuries.  No other casualties or damage.

27/07/1944    00.04  Ashingdon    1 ‘Fly’ exploded in field 200 yards N of Moon’s

Cottages and 200 yards E of Moon’s Farm causing superficial damage to a number of dwellings.  N.C.

27/07/1944    02.25  Great Warley 1 ‘Fly’ exploded in field adjoining Bird Lane

causing 1 fatal and 4 slight casualties and the following damage: Cat.’A’ – 1 : Cat. ‘B’ – 2 : Cat. ‘C’ – 13 : Cat. ‘D’ – 15 : Total – 31.

27/07/1944    19.35  Billericay        1 ‘Fly’ exploded in oatfield 800 yards W of Great

Blunt’s farmhouse causing slight damage to property and crops.  N.C.

28/07/1944    00.03  Great              1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in wheatfield 400 yards N of

Burstead        Barleylands Farm.  1 slight casualty and slight damage to property.

29/07/1944    14.20  Billericay        1 – ‘C.C. Fly’ exploded 150 yards S of Blunt’s Wall

Cottages Blunt’s Wall Farm.  2 slight casualties and extensive damage to farmhouse and 2 cottages.

29/07/1944    18.40  Mountnessing 1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field 80 yards from

Woodlands Farm Blackmore Road causing extensive damage to farmhouse and buildings and slight damage to another farmhouse.  N.C.

29/07/1944     20.00  Childerditch  Anthony Mitchell aged 16, of Home Farm

Childerditch in company with his brother, aged 15, was experimenting with some explosive believed to be Potassium Chlorate – at Childerditch Brickfield.  He placed some explosive in a piece of 1/2″ iron tubing and 4″ long and ignited it, thereby sustaining serious injury to his right hand necessitating his removal to hospital.

29/07/1944    23.10  Hutton            1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field 150 yards from Sewell’s

woodyard Hanging Hill Lane causing damage to 2 cottages.  N.C.

29/07/1944    23.57  South Weald 1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field 400 yards S of L.N.E.

railway bridge, Nags Head Lane causing damage to property and telephone wires.  N.C.

30/07/1944    13.44  Canvey          1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in the River Thames 1000 yards

                                    Island             S of Hole Haven.  N.D.C.

31/07/1944    23.30  Canewdon    1 – ‘Fly’ exploded near Lambourne Hall causing

                                                            damage to property.  N.C.

31/07/1944    23.35  Ramsden       1 – ‘C.C.Fly’ exploded in field 200 yards SE of

Bellhouse      Willows Farm causing 1 slight casualty and damage to property.

31/07/1944    23.45  Rochford       1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field 100 yards W of

                                                            railway line Hainault Avenue.  N.D.C.