I am trying to verify a close call with a V2 that my father-in-law had at the back end of 1944 or the beginning of 1945. He was building shuttering moulds for the Mulberry Harbours. He was either at Tilbury or one of the two London Docks used for this purpose. They were East India or South Dock close to the river Thames.

He said he saw a vapour trail in the sky; and the weather was clear and sunny. Someone shouted, “Get down”! So he hit the dirt quickly and escaped unhurt. He said there were casualties but I am unsure of this fact. Sadly he is dead now, so I can’t trace the facts any other way but by this method.

The closet information I have is this below??

December 4, 1944. Weather conditions? December – Cold and dry with near normal sunshine.
Mean Temperature 3.6°C
Monthly Highest 12.5°C Total Rain 30 mm
Monthly Lowest -4.9°C Total Sun 41 hrs

The month began with mild, changeable weather, and on the 3rd the maximum temperature rose above 12°C. At the end of the second week, a quieter spell of weather developed with some dense fogs occurring. However, a short unsettled interlude on the 17th produced nearly 12mm of rain. On the 20th, the fog was very dense, and over the Christmas period there was freezing fog. On both the 26th and 29th the maximum temperatures were only minus 0.8°C. Tilbury

Hi Peter, yes, they do cover the Shoreditch area, at a good level of detail.

Hi Ron, yes they do, Dulwich is Plate 127, on pp 200-1.