Destroyed Collection (page 4)

Scuttling of German Fleet, Scapa Flow, 21 June 1919
The scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, after the First World War. 1919

Crystal Palace fire, 29-30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, on the night of the fire, 29-30 November 1936. 1936

Crystal Palace after the fire, 30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, after the fire, 30 November 1936. 1936

Bomb damage in Coventry, WW2
Bomb damage in Coventry during the Second World War. circa 1940

Battle of Cocos, Indian Ocean, WW1
Battle of Cocos, Indian Ocean, 9 November 1914, between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German light cruiser SMS Emden, First World War. The Australia ship won. 1914

The Burning of Greytown 1854
In response to British taxing of ships using the Nicaragua route to California, the USS Cyane bombarded Greytown with little damage, before landing ashore and setting the town on fire

Railway line to Rouen, France, in ruins, WW1
The railway to Rouen, France, in ruins during the First World War. 1914-1918

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre fire, Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, destroyed by fire on 6 March 1926. 1926

Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action, WW1
Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action (British heavy guns and Italian artillery) during the First World War. 1914-1918

Ypres after First Bombardment, by CRW Nevinson, WW1
Ypres after First Bombardment, drypoint print by Christopher Richard Wynn Nevinson, First World War. 1915-1916

Ruined church in Peronne, northern France, WW1
Ruined church (Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste) in Peronne, northern France, 3 January 1919. Painting by Ernest Procter. 1919

Sudan - Omdurman - The Mahdis Tomb
The Mahdis Tomb - Omdurman, Sudan. Tomb of Muhammad Ahmad, self- declared Mahdi in 1881. In his reform of Islam he replaced the pilgrimage to Mecca with the obligation to serve in the holy war

Armentieres area, billets on front edge of town, WW1
My return to France in February 1917 as Officer commanding 505th Field Co. RE, found me once again in the Armentieres area with billets on the front edge of the town

Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1
Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, another RE store, destroyed by shell fire, 26th January 1915. A considerable amount of constructive woodwork was stored here

Destruction of Rouen WWII
Conflageration of Rouen evident as houses are destroyed by incendiary projectiles. Date: 23 July 1940

Fall of France WWII
Destroyed French tank after fall of France during World War II Date: 1940

Lieutenant Alfred Brandon (1883 - 1974), New Zealand lawyer and military aviator who served in the First World War, and was credited with the destruction of two Zeppelin airships

The remains of the German zeppelin L-15 sinking off the Kentish coast in 1916. The ship was hit by gun fire during an air-raid the previous night

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression. Date: 2 May 1643

ITALY ROME
Old houses are destroyed so that the Via Nazionale can be extended. Date: 1883

ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS
Jewish property is destroyed and the Jews themselves attacked at Kishineff in Russia 1903

SAN Jodel D-140 Mousquetaire G-AOVZ (msn 42), at Kidlingtton on 8 May 1960. Destroyed in a crash at Castlebridge Aerodrome on 14th September 1975. Date: 1975

Klemm Kl. 107C D-ELOQ
Klemm Kl.107C D-ELOQ (msn 150) at Coventry-Baginton, circa 1961. First registered in Germany as D-ELOQ. Re-registered in the UK as G-ASAW (C of R R7645/1)

SNCAN NC. 854 F-BFIB
SNCAN NC.854 F-BFIB (msn 13), of Aer-Club Air France. Built as an NC.853, with the troublesome 80 hp Minie 4DC30 engine, in 1949

Klemm Kl. 107C
Klemm Kl.107C D-ELOQ, at the July 1959 Coventry - Air Pageant / National Air Races. Klemm Kl.107C: First registered in Germany as D-ELOQ

Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear - aka Coach NC883E
Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear (aka Coach) X883E (later NC883E), built by the (Thomass & Duncan S) Neilsen Steel Aircraft Co, Berkeley CA. at Berkeley airport around the time of its first flight

Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd

B. A. T. FK. 25 Basilisk (F2907 or F2908)
B.A.T. FK.25 Basilisk (F2907 or F2908). One of the three Basilisk aircraft built by the British Aerial Transport Company (BAT) and designed by Frederick Koolhoven; the first, F2906

Caspar C. 29
Caspar C.29 reconnaissance floatplane. The sole C.29 was built by Dansk Aero in Denmark, with the intention of taking part in the Deutschen Seeflugwettbewerb in 1926 at Warnemunde

United States Navy - USS Shenandoah - ZR-1
United States Navy - USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), the first of four United States Navy rigid airships overflying a city. Shenandoah was constructed during 1922-1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station

USN - Richmond Naval Air Station after Hurricane Nine - 1945
United States Navy - Richmond Naval Air Station (Richmond NAS), just west of Miami, showing the destroyed, huge, airship hangars which burnt down during Hurricane Nine on 15 September 1945

United States Army Air Service - Martin B-10M 33-144. Built as a YB-10, re-designated B-10A, then modified to B-10M standard, but destroyed in a crash at Slaughter, Nebraska on 18 July 1942

On August 4th and 5th 1910 there was a big fire starting at central gallery and quickly spreading destroying several pavilions that had to be replaced

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression Date: 1643

The courtyard of Thomas Greshams Royal Exchange, modelled on the bourse at Antwerp : sadly, it will be destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666

The pretty harbour at Mousehole, Cornwall, England. Once called Porth Enyn, it was nearly all destroyed by the Spanish in 1595. Date: 1950s

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Aftermath of Earthquake and Fire at Messina, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 measured 7.5 on the richter scale and claimed 100, 000-200

Zeppelin destroyed over Britain 1916
The ruins of a zeppelin destroyed over Britain, near London. Date: 2 September 1916

JACK STRAWS CASTLE
This famous public house on the edge of Hampstead Heath, north London, is named after a ringleader in the Peasants Revolt of 1381. Destroyed in World War Two, rebuilt 1960s. Date: 1920s

KINGS THEATRE / 1816
Exterior of the Kings Theatre, Haymarket, London, re-built after the original was destroyed by a fire in 1789. Date: 1816

GREAT WINCHESTER STREET
Great Winchester Street: number 23 was destroyed in 1890 Date: 1890

FRENCH FORT DESTROYED
France : the Germans destroy Fort 505, near Montmedy, a key French defence position Date: June 1940

BRITISH TANKS DESTROYED
North Africa : the Italians destroy British tanks at Amseat, as they pursue the defeated Allies onto Egyptian territory Date: July 1940

EGYPTIAN BASES BOMBED
North Africa : Italian bombers attack a British air base in Egypt Date: 1940

WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING
Sir WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING (1854 - 1921), Distinguished soldier, his career destroyed when he was accused of cheating at cards in the Baccarat scandal, at Tranby Croft, 1890. Date: 1880

SODOM & GOMORRAH SODOM & GOMORRAH
The Cities of the Plain are destroyed : Lots wife, who turns to admire the show, is turned to a pillar of salt, but the rest of her family escape with angelic help

SACRED OAK DESTROYED
Charlemagne destroys the sacred oak of the Saxons, a symbolic act to show the populace that henceforth they are subject to the Holy Roman Empire Date: circa 785

Battle of Sluys
English and French warships locked in combat at Sluys (LEcluse) : almost the entire French fleet is destroyed Date: 24 June 1340

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