Bombing Collection (page 5)

Blitz in London -- bombed out pub, WW2
Blitz in London -- a bombed out pub, The White Hart in Windmill Street, near Tottenham Court Road, on 30 March 1941. View of the front of the building, with a sheet across the ground floor. Date: 1941

Blitz in London -- Tyler Street, Greenwich, WW2
Blitz in London -- drapers shop in Tyler Street, near Trafalgar Road, East Greenwich, SE10, damaged by an incendiary bomb on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940

Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944

Blitz in London -- Duke Street, Strand, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews at work with hosepipes in Duke Street, off the Strand, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- a bus in a bomb crater over an underground station in Balham High Road, SW London, 14 October 1940. Date: 1940

Sperry bomb-sight apparatus 1944
Diagram of a Sperry bomb-sight O-1 used by the United States Army Air Forces (USaF) bombers in World War Two. By manipulating the various control knobs

German Lotfe 7B bomb sight by G. H. Davis
Secrets of enemy aircraft of the Second World War: details of the Lotfe 7B mechanical bomb sight. Date: 1941

Bomb damage at Old Trafford - Manchester United
The bomb damaged main stands at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United Football Club following bombing raids on the city during World War Two. Date: 1944

RAF aircraft of 1935 by G. H. Davis
The Royal Air Force. Representative types of the latest fighting and bombing machines used in a service now undergoing great expansion and likely to become eventually Britains first line of defence

Details of the V2 rocket bomb by G. H. Davis
Details of the German V2 rocket bomb, comparing its size with a V1, a house and a London bus. A comparison of its fuel economy with a Lancaster bomber

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki
The Boatmen of Thessaloniki (or the Assassins of Salonica), were a Bulgarian anarchistic group, active in the Ottoman Empire in the years between 1900 - 1903

WW2 - Bomb Damage to Houses of Parliament, London
In the course of the German bombing of London during the Second World War, the Palace of Westminster was hit by bombs on fourteen separate occasions

Blitz in London -- view from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2
A view from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral, looking eastwards, showing the devastation following enemy bombing around the cathedral and in Ludgate Hill

Blitz in London -- Oxford Street after an air raid, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a nights bombing on Central London and the West End, 18 September 1940. The John Lewis department store (left) was destroyed

NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2
The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast

V2 rocket attack on Manor Park, East London, WW2
A woman is rescued after a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many such amazing rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks launched in the latter stages of WW2

NFS (London Region) Aldwych V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack on the Air Ministry in the Aldwych, that killed 48 people

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
London firemen getting some respite from the intense heat generated from a fire burning out of control in Queen Victoria Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941

Blitz in London -- Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters damping down the remains of shops and dwellings in the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack at Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, SE London

Blitz in London -- Chiesmans, Lewisham High Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a firefighter, wearing an oilskin coat, damping down the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack on Chiesmans depository in Lewisham High Street, SE13

Blitz in London -- warehouse in Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz in London -- the remains of a warehouse in Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London. Surrey Docks was extensively bombed on 7 September 1940, and on subsequent nights

Blitz in London -- bombing in Charlton, WW2
Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing at St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, London SE7

German Gotha G. V heavy bomber, WW1
A German Gotha G.V heavy bomber, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War, mostly for night bombing. Bombs can be seen attached to the undercarriage. 1917-1918

Short seaplane Type 184 hovering above the sea, WW1
A British Short seaplane Type 184 hovering above the sea during the First World War. It was a two-seater plane, used for reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying. Date: 1915-1918

Old Bill and Co by Bruce Bairnsfather
An ARP warden stands on a rooftop during a very lively air raid and looks down a chimney pot with his binoculars telling those hiding inside, I said, I reckon its time you went to the shelter. 1940

Ufos / Foo Fighters
During World War Two, American bombers encounter foo fighters during a bombing raids on Germany; at first they are thought to be secret weapons

Humorous postcard, soldier on Western Front, WW1
Humorous postcard, British soldier on the Western Front -- I m amongst the Kitcheners, and very nice too. Date: circa 1915

Bomb party using cigarettes to light fuses, WWI
A bombing party detachment of the Buffs at Bethune using cigarettes to light fuses in the pouring rain before throwing. The men held off the Germans for 17 1/2 hours

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

Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
Crowds seek refuge in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 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

Henry Willink, M. P
Henry Willink (1894-1973) in his capacity as Special Commissioner for the homeless in London, a role that was necessitated owing to the destruction inflicted by German air-raids. 1940

Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los, rugs

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

Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- Rue de Lille, WW1
Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- bombed houses in the Rue de Lille during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Mont Kemmel (Kemmelberg), Belgium, WW1
Mont Kemmel (Kemmelberg), Belgium, with damaged tree stumps and debris on the ground during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 - Eiffel Tower in Paris is scared of the Zeppelin menace and curls (wobbles/quivers/shakes/shivers). Date: circa 1916

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

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

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

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

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

Cartoon, Two Horses, WW1
Cartoon, Two Horses on the Western Front, hearing explosions. One horse asks the other: Doesn t all this noise scare you? The other horse replies: No, I m used to it

Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, WW1
Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, showing the ladies of the Turkish Harem alarmed by the sound of the guns of Gallipoli - likewise the Sultan himself! Date: 1915

Explosions at Houses of Parliament 1885
The front cover of The Graphic, 31 January, 1885, reporting on dynamite explosions at the Houses of Parliament, part of a bombing campaign by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, nicknamed the Fenians

German airship SL2 bombing Warsaw, WW1
German airship SL2 bombing Warsaw, Poland, during the First World War. Date: 1914

German army arriving in Lille, France, WW1
German army arriving in Lille, France, 12 October 1914. Buildings show damage from bombing. The railway station can be seen in the distance. Date: 1914

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

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