Raid Collection (page 13)

Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2
Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2

Digging A. R. P. shelters in Kensington Gardens, 1938
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) volunteers digging trenches and shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, on 26th September 1938, watched by an interested crowd. A.R.P

Blitz in London -- fire at Albert Embankment, WW2
Blitz in London -- aerial view of fire damage caused by an air raid, Tucks India Rubber Works, Albert Embankment, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Parade of Old Contemptibles, St Pauls, London, WW2
Parade of Old Contemptibles outside St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 11 May 1941, with a distant fire resulting from bombing during the Blitz

Blitz in London - High Holborn, WW2
Blitz in London -- scene at the premises of Ensign Ltd in High Holborn, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1
An air raid over Southend-on-Sea in Essex on 12 August 1917 in which 10 men, 13 women and 9 children were killed. The raid was destined for London but intercepted by British planes the German

Graphic cover featuring damaged statue of the Kaiser
Front cover of The Graphic newspaper featuring a photograph of a damaged and de-nosed statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II which had become dislodged, ironically, during a German air raid over London

Tatler cover - Captain A. F. B. Carpenter, V. C
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring Vice-Admiral Alfred Carpenter VC (17 September 1881 27 December 1955), Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his command of HMS

The German Raid on Scarborough, December 16th 1914
Booklet entitled The German Raid on Scarborough, December 16th 1914. Book

Zeppelin in flames as seen through telescope from Southfields, September 3rd 1916. Signed Walter Hunt.This relates to the Zeppelin raid on the night 2nd/3rd September 1916

Air raid over London seen from Trafalgar Square, WW1
Air-raid over London seen from Trafalgar Square. By 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389, Royal Berkshire Regiment)

Captain Carpenter VC with Commander Osborne & ships mascots
Vice-Admiral Alfred Carpenter VC (17 September 1881 27 December 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his command of HMS Vindictive during the Zeebrugge Raid

The Watchers by Dudley Tennant, WW1 floodlights
A mother tucks her young child up in bed while looking at the lights projected across the sky by searchlights searching for enemy aircraft during the First World War. Date: 1917

Parisians watch German aeroplane, WW1
Parisians pictured in one of the citys boulevards, looking skywards, intent on the manoeuvres of a German Taube aeroplane. Date: 1914

The Coming Raid, Notes from the East Coast by Will Owen
A page of humorous sketches on the subject of the East Coast bombardment of Britain during the First World War, from confused landladies not knowing what to do with their potential guests to old

Bombardment of Lowestoft, WW1
German bombardment of the East Coast during the First World War. A police officer investigates in a room in a convalescent home in which the matron, who escaped unhurt

Zeppelin raids -- dangers to avoid. Showing how important it is to avoid falling glass (left), and the importance of taking cover behind walls (right). Date: 1915

Zeppelin raid over London by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raid over London during World War One, with a sectional view of a Zeppelin, showing the curving flight of a bomb when dropped from a rapidly moving airship. Date: 1915

Spring in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
An allegorical silhouette by Captain H. L. Oakley contrasting the attraction of spring (complete with a pipe playing Pan and a nymph or fairy) and a spring offensive, showing a British soldier

Zeppelin raids by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raids: some notes on the airships and their weapons. How a Zeppelin goes aloft when attacked -- the working of the elevators and the release of the water ballast. Date: 1915

What to do in the case of air or sea raids, WW1
What to do in the case of further air or sea raids during the First World War. Showing cross sections of buildings, and photographs of air raid damage to buildings in Kings Lynn

RAF personnel marking German positions, WW1
RAF pilots and observers marking German positions in preparation for a raid, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918

British plane setting off, Western Front, WW1
A British biplane setting off on a raid of the German lines on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. Davis
How the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

RAF raid on German navy bases by G. H. Davis
The brilliant RAF raid on the German naval bases: a bomb hits a German battleship amidships. A German battleship attacked at Wilhelmshaven by a formation of British bombers swooping out of

Sperry bomb sight in action by G. H. Davis
Precision bombing: the Sperry bomb sight in action during a raid, Second World War. The flight of bombs is controlled by a mechanism guided by a skilled bombardier. Date: 1944

German plants raided by Allied bombing, by G. H. Davis
Raided by Allied bomber operations during the Second World War: Germanys principal aircraft and component plants, and what they manufacture. Date: 1944

Searchlight command by G. H. Davis
Searchlight command: the men who point the way for Britains anti-aircraft guns and night fighters during the Second World War

Lancasters use low-flying tactics by G. H. Davis
Lancasters use low-flying tactics in the Le Creusot (Schneider Works, 17 October) and Milan raids (military targets, 24 October) during the Second World War: new problems set for the enemy

Fire fighting on the Home Front by G. H. Davis
Fire fighting on the Home Front during the Second World War. Fighting the incendiary bomb menace in office buildings (left) and in residential districts (right). Date: 1941

Ice and snow, enemies of the bomber, by G. H. Davis
Ice and snow: the silent enemies of the bomber during the Second World War. Snow and ice formation has sometimes caused the abandonment of a raid

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Blackout warning by G. H. Davis
A blackout warning: how one light may help raiders during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Successful Heligoland raid by G. H. Davis
A daring exploit by the RAF: the successful Heligoland raid. The intensive pattern attack by Wellington bombers on Heligoland: aircraft diving down on German warships

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