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Tealeaf · 16-10-2006, 16:08

The V1 was pretty much a speculative weapon which had no GPS or preplanned flight programme like the modern cruise missile, it was simply aimed in the direction of the target and came down when it ran out of fuel. The Ossy one was probably aimed at Manchester and veered off and overshot.

The Eye-Tye camp, was of course also home to a large number of Krout POW's and the interesting thing was there was a number of AA guns around the perimeter, ostensibly to defend Accy/Blackburn. These tended to be set in serious concrete bases. While there is little trace of the old camp to be seen, I suspect that the concrete emplacements are still buried there, only a few inches under the soil.

16-10-2006, 16:08	#11
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4267	Re: What was accrington like during the war? The V1 was pretty much a speculative weapon which had no GPS or preplanned flight programme like the modern cruise missile, it was simply aimed in the direction of the target and came down when it ran out of fuel. The Ossy one was probably aimed at Manchester and veered off and overshot. The Eye-Tye camp, was of course also home to a large number of Krout POW's and the interesting thing was there was a number of AA guns around the perimeter, ostensibly to defend Accy/Blackburn. These tended to be set in serious concrete bases. While there is little trace of the old camp to be seen, I suspect that the concrete emplacements are still buried there, only a few inches under the soil. Last edited by Tealeaf; 16-10-2006 at 16:10.