Thursday, 25 February 2010

NARROW ESCAPE

This is a rough sketch drawn by my father(a war artist) during WW2 of the damage done by a V1 flying bomb on Winchester Court, Kensington Church street London.The drawing shows rescuers at work looking for survivors.We lived a short way behind the wrecked building.
My father was standing in a shop doorway more or less centre of the picture when the bomb exploded. He was blown to the back of the shop by the blast but un-injured,unfortunately a poor soul inside the shop was killed by the plate glass window which had preceded him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-3IF4eO8v8
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4 comments:

  1. Martin25 February 2010 at 07:34

    A stark reminder of the fine line we tread, daily.

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  2. Ladybird World Mother25 February 2010 at 20:39

    Crikey... went down that street every day on my way to work for years... look at it in a totally different light now. xx

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  3. Jinksy26 February 2010 at 10:05

    Brings back some unpleasant memories of bombing...

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  4. Tina27 February 2010 at 14:41

    It's obvious where your talent came from.

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