Raid Collection (page 14)

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

German seaplane attack on British convoy by G. H. Davis
The first German air attack on a British convoy in the North Sea: the raiding seaplanes routed by British fighters. Date: October 1939

Aerial minefields by G. H. Davis
Aerial minefields to baffle raiders: a new form of barrage. Major Muirs idea for a minefield of small bombs supported by free balloons. Date: 1939

Night attacks on Germany by G. H. Davis
Background to an 800-bomber raid: the vast organisation behind every big night attack on Germany during the Second World War

Ground defence against enemy air attacks, WW1
Examples of ground defence against enemy air attacks during the First World War. Showing bomb-dropping by hand from an aeroplane, an aeroplane being transported on a military motor

Searchlights over Thames Embankment, London, WW1
Searchlights over the Thames Embankment near Charing Cross, London, keeping watch for enemy aircraft in the early days of the First World War. Cleopatras Needle can be seen on the right. Date: 1914

Pyjamas suitable for Zeppelin raids, 1915
A not entirely sensible suggestion for smart pyjamas (of black crepe de chine trimmed with black and white ribbon) which would make the wearer presentable should they need to be seen in public at

An air raid warden for Kingston setting the blackout time for the day. London

Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning ops
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations

Chonqing bombed
The Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking) after a Japanese bombing raid Date: September 1943

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

Japanese two-man submarine by G. H. Davis
The Japanese two-man submarine: a surprise weapon in sea warfare during the Second World War. An illustration of the tiny craft which raided Pearl Harbour

Wuchang after Japanese bombing
The Chinese city of Wuchang, showing a scene of destruction, the result of a Japanese bombing raid Date: September 1938

German air raiders caught out by G. H. Davis
How German air raiders are caught in the toils of British defence during the Second World War. The effect of the anti-aircraft barrage on raiding bombers

New German air raid tactics by G. H. Davis
New German air raid tactics during the Second World War, forced upon them by RAF victories: huge fighter escorts for a few bombers. Date: 1940

Luftwaffe raids on Britain by G. H. Davis
How the Luftwaffe plans raids on Britain. German bombs, methods of release, and technique of attack. Details of the latest types of bombs used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Protection of the home from air raids by G. H. Davis
Countering the air raid menace: the protection of the home during the Second World War. Refuges from bombs in every home: types of private shelters. Date: 1940

Air raid conditions by G. H. Davis
Air raid sky lore: conditions helping or frustrating bombers during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Aeroplane raid over Afganistan, 1919
An aeroplane used over Afganistan as part of the North West India frontier war in 1919. British planes were sucessfully employed to bomb native tribesmen

The great Sylt raid by G. H. Davis
The great Sylt raid: a bomber attacks in the glare of searchlights, flaming onions and bursting star shells. Attacking Hornum, the seaplane base on the southern end of the German island of Sylt

British night bombers by G. H. Davis
British night bombers encounter flaming onions, as in the raid on Sylt -- a type of incendiary anti-aircraft shell used in the First World War, reintroduced by the Germans in the Second World War

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

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