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Bombed Collection (page 9)

Background imageBombed Collection: Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London

Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London
London under fire - Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London Date: circa 1943

Background imageBombed Collection: Palace of Necessidades, Lisbon and King Manuel II

Palace of Necessidades, Lisbon and King Manuel II
Palace of Necessidades (Palacio das Necessidades) in the Largo do Rilvas, a public square in Lisbon, Portugal. On 5th October 1910, during the Republican Revolution, the palace

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

Background imageBombed Collection: A de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth is bombed-up at Hatfield

A de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth is bombed-up at Hatfield during anti-invasion preparations in 1940. Trials were completed over Hatfield airfield but no bombs were dropped in anger. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session

Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session
A Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session

Background imageBombed Collection: Short Stirling being bombed up

Short Stirling being bombed up

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

Background imageBombed Collection: Bomb damage following an air raid, WW2

Bomb damage following an air raid, WW2
Bomb damage following an air raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Lord Mayor of London visiting NFS City fire station, WW2

Lord Mayor of London visiting NFS City fire station, WW2
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Joseph, visiting London firefighters at the Redcross Street fire station (Fire Force 35-station C 1Z, 35-38 Redcross Street.)

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street

Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street
Blitz in London -- the apparent confusion of fire hose as London firefighters try to get to grips with the widespread fires started by enemy bombing attacks

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2

Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2
London AFS fire crew dealing with a serious fire caused by a bombing raid on Chelsea Embankment. A photographer, on the left of the picture, captures the moment

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station

Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station
Blitz in London -- a field kitchen is set up to feed the London regular and AFS firefighters whose sub-station in Woolwich, SE London, was seriously damaged during an air raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich

Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich
Blitz in London -- regular LFB and AFS firefighters working to remove the debris following an air raid on their Woolwich sub-station in SE London that caused extensive damage

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- house gutted by fire, WW2

Blitz in London -- house gutted by fire, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at the aftermath of a house gutted by fire following a incendiary bombing raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- fire crew tackling a blaze following an air raid, at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, using turntable ladders

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Mansfield Road sub-station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Mansfield Road sub-station, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters salvage their bedding from the bombed-out Mansfield Road fire sub-station after it was seriously damaged in a bombing raid on 16 November 1940

Background imageBombed 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 (in overalls) and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firemen sorting through the debris in the aftermath of a direct hit on their sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, WW2

Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Woolwich Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Woolwich Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a high explosive bomb at sub-fire station 54V, located at the Lombard Wall School, Woolwich Road, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2

Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2
Blitz in London -- a London fire brigade general purpose vehicle, from sub-fire station 37X, at 16-18 Paul Street, Shoreditch, with damaged bodywork and engine after being struck by debris

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2

Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
London firefighters struggling to control a powerful jet of water whilst fighting a fire at the Blackfriars Goods (Railway) Depot, Southwark Street

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Boxhill Street

Blitz in London -- Boxhill Street
Blitz in London -- rubble in Boxhill Street after a bombing raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- vehicle in bomb crater

Blitz in London -- vehicle in bomb crater
Blitz in London -- vehicle in a bomb crater after an air raid, West India Dock Road

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London - AFS substation, Southwark

Blitz in London - AFS substation, Southwark
Blitz in London -- an AFS substation located in Webber Street, Southwark. SE1, with building debris covering fire appliances in the yard area

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill Street

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill Street
Blitz in London -- the trajectory of the vehicle lifted by a bomb blast from Bonar Road onto the roof of a house in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- vehicle blasted onto a roof in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Bonar Road, Peckham

Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Bonar Road, Peckham
Blitz in London -- bomb damage in Bonar Road, Peckham, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2

Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2
Blitz in London -- two turntable ladders at work and firefighters directing their jets of water at the warehouse fire in St Katherines Dock, Port of London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- rescue workers searching debris, WW2

Blitz in London -- rescue workers searching debris, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue workers (not firefighters) search through the debris of a bombed building, seeking survivors or extricating the dead, in the Ladywell area of Lewisham, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Blitz on London -- a fire crew extinguishing fires as a result of high explosive and incendiary bombs that fell in the West End area of Oxford Street and Regent Street on 18 September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2
Fire crews, using radial branches, extinguishing fires in Londons main shopping district of Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a close up view of Whitechapel fire station, in Whitechapel Road, EC1, which suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station
Whitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage

Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage in King Street, Hammersmith, West London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2

Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews applying foam at a serious oil tank fire at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Pumps working from dams, Thames Haven, WW2

Pumps working from dams, Thames Haven, WW2
Two major pumping units (NFS) set into an emergency inflatable dam and supplying water to the scene of a serious oil tank fire at the Thames Haven oil tank farm near Thurrock in Essex

Background imageBombed Collection: Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939

Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939
Following the bombardment and subsequent invasion of Warsaw, photograph revealing the citys underground railway system only a few feet below the surface. Date: 1939

Background imageBombed Collection: Excavating in the bombed Cripplegate area

Excavating in the bombed Cripplegate area
Mr W. F. Grimes, Keeper of the London Museum (Museum of London) assisted by a volunteer, archaeological worker, Miss Adrienne Farrell, in the excavations at Monkwell Street in the City of London

Background imageBombed Collection: Comic wartime scene on the Western Front

Comic wartime scene on the Western Front
A comic wartime scene on the Western Front, showing soldiers and explosions on the right, and a woman in a bombed-out building on the left. 1914-1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Wartime bomb damage, paintshop in Hendon, north London

Wartime bomb damage, paintshop in Hendon, north London
Wartime damage to a paintshop in Hendon, north London, hit by an incendiary bomb, with damaged vehicles in the foreground. Date: September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Background imageBombed Collection: Wartime bomb damage, Met Police vehicles, London

Wartime bomb damage, Met Police vehicles, London
Bomb damaged vehicles belonging to the Metropolitan Police, waiting to be repaired or scrapped. Date: September 1940



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