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Bomb Collection (page 8)

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

Background imageBomb Collection: Women welding bomb cases, WW1

Women welding bomb cases, WW1
Women workers wear goggles to fix the tops of bomb cases in position by welding during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageBomb Collection: Shell hole caused by German bombing, WW1

Shell hole caused by German bombing, WW1
A shell hole caused by German bombing on the Western Front in France during World War One. The type of bomb, the Minenwerfer, was nicknamed a Moaning Minnie by British troops. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBomb Collection: Fleet of warships, Bikini target, by G. H. Davis

Fleet of warships, Bikini target, by G. H. Davis
The original Bikini Atoll target: the fleet of more than 70 warships at anchor in the lagoon awaiting their fate. The fleet included famous American and ex-enemy warships, most of which

Background imageBomb Collection: Damaged stand at West Ham United Football ground

Damaged stand at West Ham United Football ground
The bomb damaged main stands at Upton Park (the Boleyn Ground), the home of West Ham United Football Club following bombing raids during the blitz on London in World War Two. Date: 1944

Background imageBomb Collection: Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

Background imageBomb Collection: Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1

Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1
Two views of Reims Cathedral, France, after bombing by the Germans during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageBomb Collection: People in a bomb damaged street during WW2

People in a bomb damaged street during WW2
People in a bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBomb Collection: WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home

WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home
WW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageBomb Collection: Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2

Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2
London under Fire - The ruins of Moorgate Station, London during the Blitz, WW2. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBomb Collection: WW2 - British RAF Wellington Bomber and 900kg bomb

WW2 - British RAF Wellington Bomber and 900kg bomb
ww2, wwii, world, war, two, second, 2nd, ii, british, raf, formation, sirling, bomber, bombers, royal, airforce, air, force, union, flag, aircraft, plane, livery, squadron, freedom Date: circa 1940

Background imageBomb Collection: WW2 - Bombs dropped by the RAF on Hamburg

WW2 - Bombs dropped by the RAF on Hamburg
Unexploded Bombs (Blasting bombs and Flash (Flare) bombs) dropped by the RAF on Hamburg (Harburg District) during raids in 1941 during World War Two Date: 1941

Background imageBomb Collection: Avro Lancaster VI ND784

Avro Lancaster VI ND784
Avro Lancaster VI, ND784, showing the installation of an Armstrong Siddeley ASX in the bomb bay. Testing was carried out from Bruntingthorpe

Background imageBomb Collection: SPAIN. Madrid. Spain (1906). Assassination attempt

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

Background imageBomb Collection: Methodist English School - Rangoon

Methodist English School - Rangoon - Mrs. Logie was Headmistress. Construction work at back during school holidays, replacing the Junior classroom wing

Background imageBomb Collection: NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2

NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico, with a messenger boy in the foreground. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

Background imageBomb Collection: V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2

V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2
In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets

Background imageBomb Collection: LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2

LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2
Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2

Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire brigade heavy unit and a trailer pump in the foreground of a major fire in Bessborough Place, Pimlico, SW London following a bombing raid

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2

Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2
Blitz in London - London firefighters damping down after enemy bombing caused serious fires which gutted this steel framed building

Background imageBomb Collection: Wreckage of German bomber on house in Bromley, WW2

Wreckage of German bomber on house in Bromley, WW2
Blitz in London -- inspecting the wreckage of an enemy plane that crashed onto a house in Bromley, Kent

Background imageBomb Collection: Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Peckham Hill Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- bomb damage at the rear of Peckham Hill Street, SE London



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