There is a book that details every single place that V1’s came down, plus all the history of them, etc. It is called “Doodlebugs and Rockets – The Battle of the Flying Bombs” by Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 1992)

It would be nice if the forum Admins sent out an email to all members telling them the domain has changed and to update the bookmarks, because those folks trying to get in with their bookmarks are not actually reading this thread, they are just getting a security warning, so have no idea it needs to be updated to a different url. I was bewildered till I found out from a friend that they’d changed their domain. Surely everyone should have been notified? Slack as.

This forum is also the only one I have seen that does not seem to have the facility to quote from a previous post, which is incredibly backwards and frustrating.

I wonder if the search engine which has been broken and ignored for about six years will now actually work?

I have not had a chance to listen yet but I see that he is the guest on this week’s episode of Aviation Xtended podcast
http://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-84-flying-across-britain-with-arthur-williams/

This photo shows the late No. 485 (NZ) Squadron pilot Ken Lee with the Spitfire in 1944. Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photo

And here he recreated it on Brendon Deere’s Spitfire in March 2010 at a No. 485 Squadron Reunion at Whenuapai. RNZAF Official

Ken Lee was studying engineering before WWII, and as he had a great interest in aviation he signed up in 1938 for the Civil Reserve scheme, in which the Government paid for him to learn to fly at Auckland Aero Club. By the time WWII began in September 1939 he was a qualified pilot, and on the 26th of October 1939 he was mobilised into the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Ken started his Air Force career with a refresher course at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Bell Block, in de Havilland Moths and Tiger Moths. He then progressed to flying Vickers Vincents at No. 2 Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Woodbourne, on the first course through the Empire Air Training Scheme. When most of course mates went off to Britain to fly operations, Ken was retained to become a flying instructor.

Following nearly three years instructing on Tiger Moths, Oxfords and Harvards at RNZAF Stations Taieri, Whenuapai and Woodbourne, Ken finally got his chance for overseas service in 1942. He travelled to England, and sent time flying Miles Master trainers before converting to the Supermarine Spitfire at an Operational Training Unit.

Next he was posted to the famous No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF, and began flying operations over occupied Europe as a Spitfire pilot. Following a long tour of operations Ken ended up as a test pilot for de Havillands in their propeller unit.

This interview was recorded at Ken’s home in January 2010. On the day we’d recorded several other interviews and this was the last before I had to return home to Cambridge. We sadly ran out of tape and so did not quite cover all of Ken’s wartime experiences, however this recording gives some great detail and very interesting memories.

More on him here with his obituary
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/179036

And hear my interview with him here:
http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2017/11/ken-lee/

Great series. I must watch this again.

What aircraft types does RAF Boscombe Down have on strength for the Empire Test Pilots School these days?