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The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19Photograph showing the High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, after a German bomb had exploded on the choir roof and destroyed a large section of roof, 1940
Suffragettes bomb Westminster Abbey 1914Suffragettes left a small bomb in Westminster Abbey, London, next to the Coronation Chair, coursing miner damage to the chair and walls with no injuries. 11 June 1914
Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODEHandley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 1), the first prototype Herald, seen during a photo-shoot rendezvous with an HP Victor
Kaman HH-43F Huskie 59-1583 (msn 64), shortly after disposal to Allied Aircraft Sales. On the civil registry, this helicopter was used for flying crane duties until it exploded in mid-air when
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Map of the Prado Museum indicating where the bombs exploded
Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototypeHandley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 147) 1st prototype, moments before the starboard engine turbine blew up, causing the engine to fall off and the aircraft to catch fire
The Vinh-Long, French naval vessel (a 5500-ton screw steamship, which was built in 1881) - on 16 November 1922, while carrying 495 persons
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen oursThe Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up
22nd Dragoons Memorial, Cresserons, NormandyThe Dragoons were equipped with Sherman flail tanks. Rotating metal chains were attached to a roller at the front of the tank and as the tank moved slowly forward
Photograph showing a time-fuse from a German shrapnel-shell which burst over British lines. Date: 1915
SATIRE ON STEAMBOATSAn early steamship, which like a giant kettle has built up too much pressure and exploded throwing its unwitting passengers overboard. The rowing boat appears safer. Date: circa 1830
Ship struck by a submarine-fired torpedo between the boiler and engine compartments. Date: circa 1910s
Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roofSong Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange
Diagram of the Proto breathing apparatus set, WW2Exploded diagram of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing its working parts
WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her
Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. DavisThe burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed
SPAIN. Madrid. Spain (1906). Assassination attempt on king Alfonso XIII in his wedding day. Calle Mayor (Main street) after the bomb thrown by Mateo Morral exploded. Madrid
Cofferdam work to raise USS Maine, Havana harbour, CubaCofferdam work exposing the wreck of USS Maine, Havana harbour, Cuba. The ship exploded and sank in 1898. Date: 1911
Johann Von Dreyse - 2JOHANN NIKOLAUS VON DREYSE German inventor of the needle gun, in which the cartridge is exploded by the impact of a needle. Date: 1787 - 1867
Meteorite strike in IndiaSpectacular meteorite which exploded over the town of Queennggouch in India in fine weather Date: 26-27 December 1857
Bolide meteorite with lance-like antennaBolide with lance-like antenna which exploded like a sunburst, the largest fragment ontinuing on its original trajectory Date: 11 November 1869
Convincing by W. Edward Wigfull, WW1Wife (as bomb explodes): There, John, now will you believe me? I told you I heard the syren (sp.). A couple, still in their bed, suffer the brunt of a German bombs impact
Mine problem in North Sea by G. H. DavisThe mine problem in the North Sea. The mine layer at work, showing the way in which the mine is held below the water and how it is exploded by a passing ship
Ground defence against enemy air attacks, WW1Examples of ground defence against enemy air attacks during the First World War. Showing bomb-dropping by hand from an aeroplane, an aeroplane being transported on a military motor
Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2Blitz in London -- a senior fire officer inspects the nose of a bomb in the Royal Empire Society (now the Royal Commonwealth Society) building in Northumberland Avenue, Central London
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (2 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (3 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of SpainThe aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) (reigned 1886-1931) on his wedding day on 31st May 1906 by anarchist Mateu Morral in Paris
1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britains H-bombBritains first nuclear weapons test took place on May 15th 1957, when a nuclear device was successfully exploded high in the air over Christmas Island in the Central Pacific
1957 nuclear test: First hydrogen bomb testAfter Britains first hydrogen bomb test over the pacific on May 15th 1957: the mushroom cloud photographed from a ship. The bomb was exploded in the air high above the sea off Christmas Island
Home Guard demonstrationDuring a Home Guard intensive training course at Osterley Park, in the west London suburbs, a car pulling a trailer, supposed to represent a tank
The crater of an exploded mineA photograph showing one side of a crater left by the detonation of a buried mine by the French army as part of the Somme offensive of 1916
Torpedo-shellA French soldier about to fire a torpedo-shell from a trench-gun. The winged shell kept a straight course and exploded laterally, causing widespread damage to its target
The damaged gun of H. M.s Thunderer, condition of the turretH.M.S Thunderer, the damage caused by the bursting of the 38 ton gun. The gun exploded during a practice exercise because of a fault
Wounded Guards VisitedTsar Alexander II assassinated by nihilists : members of the royal family visit soldiers who were wounded when the mine exploded
Atomic Bomb TestAn atomic bomb is exploded as part of the U.S. test program - the card says it should be equally edifying for philatelist, historian and philosopher
German Sub ExplodedA trapped German submarine is driven inshore and blown out of the water