Fly Past C 1944

A Memory of Hendon.

I well remember the line of elm trees beyond the lady pushing the pram. On a sunny afternoon I recall playing in the park when a V1 'Doodlebug' with its distinctive, pulsating jet engine flew low over the trees, (right to left in this photo) chased by a Spitfire. As a defensive measure fighter aircraft attempted to fly alongside the V1 seeking an opportunity to tip the wing of a Doodlebug to crash it in a harmless, unpopulated location.
On a nostalgic visit to Hendon in 2001 it was sad to see that the elm trees had all been felled, presumably as a result of Dutch Elm Disease.