Crash Collection (page 9)

LCC-LFB Attending a car crash on a London street
A typical street scene as the fire brigade attend a car crash in a London street. There is some passing interest but life is carrying on

NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident, Ealing, WW2
An NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident in Ealing, West London. The driver, having lost control of the appliance, struck a tree while responding to an emergency call

NFS London Region lorry driven into basement area, WW2
National Fire Service -- a London Region lorry driven into a basement area

Blitz in London -- wreckage of Hurricane fighter plane, WW2
Blitz in London -- the wreckage of a Hurricane fighter aircraft shot down over London, lying on the pavement in Buckingham Palace Road

Vulcan aircraft crash
Crash of Vulcan Mk 1, VX770, RAF Syerston, Notts, 20 Sept. 1958 (1) Date: 20th September 1958

Andes Aircrash
Investigation into the crash of G-AGWH, a BSa Avro 691 Lancastrian 3 plane in the Andes on Tupungato Mountain, Argentina, killing 11 people in 1947 Date: 2nd August 1947

A crashed biplane. Two policemen and several other bystanders pose for a photograph

Sphere cover 1939 - Borowenski at Brest-Litovsk
The Russian Commander Borowenski meeting the German Army at Brest-Litovsk in the centre of dismembered Poland, to discuss demarcation into German and Russian Poland

London taxi in basement crash
A London taxi which has crashed through some iron railings into the basement area at the front of a house. Date: early 20th century

Crashed RAF aircraft - WWI
A crashed RAF Saulnier monoplane - The Joan of Arc - which brought down the German biplane Albatros at Vaudemanges, France. Date: circa 1915

Anti-German cartoon, on the road to Paris, WW1
An anti-German cartoon by a French satirical cartoonist, showing an ugly German soldier who has fallen off his bicycle by a milestone on a country road 40 kilometres from Paris

How to Keep Fit - Breakdown
Humourous postcard entitled: " How to Keep Fit" - " If a breakdown results from overwork, a long rest in the country is imperative." A motorist who has crashed faces quite a wait

German Albatros plane brought down, WW1
A German Albatros plane brought down by Captain Cecil King, MC DFC Croix de Guerre, of the 43 Squadron RAF during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Austrian plane crashing, WW1
An Italian photograph of an Austrian plane crashing during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Remains of Baron von Richthofens plane, WW1
The remains of the aeroplane of Baron von Richthofen, seen here with allied officers at the aerodrome of No. 3 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps near Bertangles during the First World War

Newly Built M1 Motorway
A stretch of the newly-built M1 Motorway, near Little Linford, Buckinghamshire, England, looking south, towards Bow Brickhill, No crash barrier or traffic! Date: 1959 - 1960

Glider before Flight
A young glider wearing a crash helmet, seen just before take- off. Date: 1930s

Trial Trip over London by John Duncan
A series of amusing silhouettes laid over various photographs of London showing a rather disastrous trial aerial trip over London. Date: 1909

Sopwith Strutter plane crashed in airfield, France, WW1
A Sopwith 1 Strutter biplane of No. 5 (N) Squadron RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) which has crashed at Petite-Synthe airfield, Dunkirk, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

British plane on airfield, WW1
A British plane on an airfield (possibly after a crash landing) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Two cyclists crash to the ground
The two cyclists (errand boys) swerve to miss the dog, and crash to the ground in the middle of the road. Date: 1937

Debris of crashed German plane, Chelles, France, WW1
The debris of a crashed German plane brought down near Chelles, France, during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Wreckage of Max Immelmanns aeroplane, WW1
The wreckage of German air ace Max Immelmanns aeroplane, shot down on 18 June 1916 by 2nd Lieutenant G R McCubbin of the 26th Squadron, RFC, over Annay, near Lens, northern France

Rough Seas hit the Waterfront at Ramsgate, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Funeral of Max Immelmann, Douai, France, WW1
Scene at the state funeral of Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German air ace who died in action during the First World War. The funeral was held in Douai, northern France. Date: 22 June 1916

Remains of Max Immelmanns Fokker plane, WW1
The remains of the German air ace Max Immelmanns Fokker plane -- he crashed at Sallaumines, northern France, on 18 June 1916, during the First World War. Date: June 1916

Oberleutnant Max Immelmann, German air ace
Oberleutnant Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German air ace famous for his dogfight tactics. He died in a crash at Sallaumines, northern France, on 18 June 1916. Date: 1914-1916

C. Q. D. signals that meant safety on the Republic
C.Q.D. signals that meant safety to two thousand souls: the means by which the sinking liner Republic sent three hundred miles for immediate help

American Scouts paddling boats
Groups of scouts sit in large boats on a lake and attempt to paddle without crashing into one another. circa 1960s

Cycling in Lakeland If you cycle in Lakeland you ll find on the whole its a mixture of pushing and losing control !! circa 1920s

Vintage Car Crash
The scene of a serious motor accident involving quite a number of cars, somewhere in America. Date: 1930s

Police Sniffer Dog
Rusty the Alsatian searches a vast pile of wreckage for the vital black box, following a plane crash. Date: 1960s

Ambulance / Car Accident
An ambulance at the scene of a road accident Date: mid 1950s

Railway disaster engine no 1722

Railway disaster, debris including hats and bags in foreground, several onlookers in the background Date: 1905

Scotch express collision, Cudworth, debris of carriages Date: 1905

Cudworth railway disaster, debris, including a wheel axel in the foreground Date: 1905

Railway disaster, locomotive engine on its side and a torn carriage Date: 1905

Scotch Express collision Cudworth, people viewing the wreckage Date: 1905

Railway disaster, 19 January 1905, the wheels of the derailed train Date: 1905

Salisbury railway disaster July 1906 engine no 421 Date: 1906

The Grantham accident, overturned carriages and debris

Tail of wrecked R101 airship at Beauvais
The shape of the tail fins and rudder of the R101 airship can be clearly seen amid the wreckage after it crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

R101 survivors arrive at Croydon
Survivors of the R101 airship crash near Beauvais, France, on 5th October 1930 arrive at Croydon Airport ten days later

Wreckage of R101 airship
The mangled wreckage of the British R101 airship which crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Diagram of R101 crash
A diagram showing how the British R101 airship dived twice and crashed on a hillside of Allonne, near Beauvais, France on 5th October 1930 on its maiden voyage

Flag of the R101 airship
The torn flag of the British R101 airship salvaged from the wreck after the airship crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Crashed Fokker C2 named America
Commander Richard Byrds plane crashed during a transatlantic flight in a Fokker C2 named America

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