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Bomb Collection (page 7)

Background imageBomb Collection: Porcelain vase and molten glass bottle from Hiroshima, Japan

Porcelain vase and molten glass bottle from Hiroshima, Japan
ROYAL NAVY/MILITARIA/ICONIC EVENTS: Two astounding relics recovered near Ground Zero at Hiroshima, Japan, by Commander R W Pakeman RN OBE while serving onboard HMS Belfast at the end of WW2

Background imageBomb Collection: Southern Railway Firemen

Southern Railway Firemen
Firefighters working for Southern Railway spray water onto the roof of a train. Southern Railway employed eighty A.F.S. men in order to fight fires caused by Luftwaffe incendiary bombs. 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Old Bill and Co. October 1940

Old Bill and Co. October 1940
" I ll let yet get away with it this time, but remember! I got a front door, h and a knocker!" Bruce Bairnsfather jokes that the damage inflicted on homes by German air raids has made it

Background imageBomb Collection: Air raid on Oxford Street

Air raid on Oxford Street
The front cover of The Bystander features a shop assistant rescuing two mannequins after an Oxford Street department store is hit by a Luftwaffe bombing raid

Background imageBomb Collection: Lower Sloane Street, London

Lower Sloane Street, London - featuring The Rose & Crown Pub, the Chelsea Baptist Church (1816), later The Church of the Good Shepherd (bombed in WW2 and later demolished). Date: circa 1907

Background imageBomb Collection: Maitos, Dardanelles, with HMS Argus and Ark Royal

Maitos, Dardanelles, with HMS Argus and Ark Royal
Maitos, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, with HMS Argus and Ark Royal in the bay. Date: circa 1922

Background imageBomb Collection: Fire Over London - Story of The London Fire Service - WW2

Fire Over London - Story of The London Fire Service - WW2
WW2 - Fire Over London - The Story of The London Fire Service 1940-41. Fire Boats in Action on the River Thames, dealing with extensive warehouse fires. Date: 1941

Background imageBomb Collection: Childrens Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Park

Childrens Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Park
Childrens Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, by the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II

Background imageBomb Collection: Peace flame in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima

Peace flame in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
Peace flame and the Peace Memorial Musem in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima by the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome

Background imageBomb Collection: Peace flame and Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

Peace flame and Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
Peace flame and Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II

Background imageBomb Collection: The Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

The Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
The Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Background imageBomb Collection: Civil Defence Handbook, preparing the house

Civil Defence Handbook, preparing the house
Civil Defence Handbook provides instructions on preparing the house in the event of an attack

Background imageBomb Collection: Hand Grenade

Hand Grenade used by the Latvian national partisans. Occupation Museum. Riga. Latvia

Background imageBomb Collection: WW2 poster, Britains Aircraft Exhibition, London

WW2 poster, Britains Aircraft Exhibition, London
WW2 Ministry of Information poster, Britains Aircraft Exhibition, on the John Lewis bombed site, Oxford Street, London W1. Admission free

Background imageBomb Collection: R. A. F, The Specialist, WW1, cartoon, H. M Bateman

R. A. F, The Specialist, WW1, cartoon, H. M Bateman
A World War One R.A.F pilot pokes his head out of the side of his biplane as he releases a grossly oversized bomb. Date: 1918

Background imageBomb Collection: WW1 - British hospital ship Anglia sinks, November 17th 1915

WW1 - British hospital ship Anglia sinks, November 17th 1915
WW1 - HMHS Anglia was a British steam ship requisitioned for use as a hospital ship during the First World War. On 17th November 1915, Anglia was returning from Calais to Dover

Background imageBomb Collection: Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew th

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew the costly 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid

Background imageBomb Collection: Boeing B-17G of 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group

Boeing B-17G of 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force

Background imageBomb Collection: Mine washed up on Suffolk coast, WW1

Mine washed up on Suffolk coast, WW1
Two boy scouts pose with a mine at Sizewell, the fuse of which had been removed. It was one of several washed up on the Suffolk coast between Aldeburgh and Southwold in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageBomb Collection: WW2 Bomb Damage, Salford, Lancashire

WW2 Bomb Damage, Salford, Lancashire
World War 2 Bomb Damage, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Jam-tin, hand-throwing grenade 1914

Jam-tin, hand-throwing grenade 1914
British soldiers in the early part of World War One at the front. Using Jam-tin, a home-made grenade which was made with jam and bully beef tins filled with small pieces of iron

Background imageBomb Collection: Atom Bombs

Atom Bombs
Atomic bombs of the types dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Little Boy the uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Fat Man the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki. Date: circa 1945

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- bombing near the Monument

Blitz in London -- bombing near the Monument in the City. Date: circa 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Standish Road, Hammersmith, WW2

Blitz in London -- Standish Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- repairing a fractured water main in Standish Road, King Street, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940. A bomb-damaged house can be seen, top left. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in Plymouth -- St Andrews Parish Church, WW2

Blitz in Plymouth -- St Andrews Parish Church, WW2
Blitz in Plymouth -- the smouldering remains of St Andrews Parish Church, bombed and badly damaged in March 1941. The church was restored, and reconsecrated in November 1957. Date: 1941

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- typical bomb site, WW2

Blitz in London -- typical bomb site, WW2
Blitz in London -- typical bomb site full of rubble following an air raid. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2

Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2
Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, East London, being used as a fire sub-station, received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb on 1 November 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2

Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road, Westcombe Park

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station in the City damaged by bombing, 16 April 1941. The words dangerous wall have been chalked up. Date: 1941

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Kings Cross Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Kings Cross Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- blast damage to a shop in Kings Cross Road, 18 June 1943. Date: 1943

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow, WW2

Blitz in London -- Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire at Holy Trinity Church in High Street, Hounslow, 1 June 1943, with a view of the organ. Date: 1943

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- fire damage at Docks, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire damage at Docks, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire damage at the Docks, with billowing smoke, on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in City of London -- scene in Old Street, WW2

Blitz in City of London -- scene in Old Street, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- scene in Old Street after an air raid on 7 September 1940, with rubble in the roadway and a smoky atmosphere. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- gas works, Old Kent Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- gas works, Old Kent Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses at a gas works, Old Kent Road, SE London, on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London - night scene, WW2

Blitz in London - night scene, WW2
Blitz in London - a night scene, with blazing fire, smoke, debris, and firefighters in silhouette. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Britannia Row, Islington, WW2

Blitz in London -- Britannia Row, Islington, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action at the premises of Hill & Co, Britannia Row, Islington, damaged by bombing on 22 March 1944. General view at the rear of the building. Date: 1944

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2

Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2
Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble in a street. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane, WW2

Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work with hosepipes in Shoe Lane, City of London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Firefighters at work in in Londons main shopping district, Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- off Whitechapel Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- off Whitechapel Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work inside a damaged building off Whitechapel Road, East London, where six people were killed, 4 September 1940. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Bomb damage, Marlow Road, East Ham, WW2

Bomb damage, Marlow Road, East Ham, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage in Marlow Road, East Ham, London, 28 November 1944, with firefighters and rescue workers. Date: 1944

Background imageBomb Collection: Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2

Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2
Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, Second World War, 29 January 1944. Showing a blazing gas main and building from which several trapped people were recovered. Date: 1944

Background imageBomb Collection: Bomb damage in Jewin Street, City of London, WW2

Bomb damage in Jewin Street, City of London, WW2
Bomb damage in Jewin Street, City of London, Blitz, Second World War, 29 December 1940, looking from Red Cross Street. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz Bomb damage - Banqueting Hall, Guildhall, London

Blitz Bomb damage - Banqueting Hall, Guildhall, London
Bomb damage at the Banqueting Hall of the Guildhall, City of London, on 29th December 1940 during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: German bomber crashed on house, Bromley, Kent, WW2

German bomber crashed on house, Bromley, Kent, WW2
The remains of a German bomber which crashed on house in Johnson Road, Bromley, Kent, during the Second World War (9 November 1940)

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses at John Oakey & Sons, Westminster Bridge Road. The building is at risk, as the wall is bulging. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2
Blitz in London -- bomb damage at Barking Power Station, with a hand pointing to a crack in the tank of a transformer. Date: 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: French bracelet grenade

French bracelet grenade, which hooked around the throwers wrist with a strap or thong. Innocuous while in the mans hand, the jerk as the grenade extends the strap



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