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On Tues. 03 Oct 1944 A German V-2 rocket hit the Hellesdon Golf Course.....

1944-10-03

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A German V-2 rocket hit the Hellesdon Golf Course near Norwich, England, United Kingdom at 1950 hours, injuring 1 person and damaging a glasshouse, 5 farm buildings/barns, several haystacks, and 1 acre of sugar beet.

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