User talk:Peterwcoop

Greetings from New Zealand. REF: The first German V2 rocket to fall in Britain.

The V2 page refers to the first rocket falling on Chiswick on Sept 8, 1944. The date is correct, but I was living in Heston (aged 16), at the time & clearly remember the loud explosion & seeing clouds of smoke in the direction of Southall. The authorities announced that a gas main had exploded. Thereafter, the rockets became known as "flyng gas mains". It was a few days before the actual cause was officially disclosed. I have always been under the impression that the Southall incident was the first.

Is there anyone who can confirm the above please. Peterwcoop (talk) 20:35, 8 February 2010 (UTC)