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Gnr. Douglas Curl
British Army 11th Survey Regiment Royal Artillery
from:Liverpool
My father Douglas Curl who served as a Gunner in the 11th Survey Regiment told me of his days posted on the cliffs of Dover during the Operation to stop the V1 and V2. He believes he was one of the first soldiers to sight the dooglebug or buzz bomb whilst on duty. He stated he could see across the channel what he first thought was RAF returning on fire. He called on the wind up phone to check if RAF was in fact airborne. After about half an hour passed his unit got a call saying what ever those things are shoot them down as they are falling as bombs on our towns. My dad said they were too fast "all we could do was spray at them with AK AK anti air gun".
He later told of being involved as part of Operation Crossbow sent over to Belgium and Holland to identify the factories and posts where the missiles were being fired.