Raid Collection (page 15)

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

Searchlights near Nancy, France, WW1
Searchlights on the lookout for German Zeppelin airships near Nancy, France, at the start of the First World War. August 1914

Gotha raid on Paris, WW1
Street scene after a Gotha (German heavy bomber) raid on Paris during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Air raid warden, WW2
A female air raid warden in her tin helmet during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Bomb damage to the centre court at Wimbledon
Damage caused to the stands at Wimbledon after an air raid by German bombers. 1940

Workmens dwellings damaged by the mass German airship raid
On the night of the 31st January 1916, Zeppelins of the German Navy attacked the Midlands causing extensive damage. Air raid sirens were used for the first time to warn the civilian population of

Paris air raid precautions WWII
A Paris Air Raid Precautions (ARP) decontamination squad at work during rehearsal. The signs used for warning Parisians of a gas attack are certainly grim reminders Date: May 1940

Hartmann Attacked
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - is attacked while on a bombing raid. Date: 1902

Air Raid Notice
A smart young man reads an air raid notice. Date: circa 1940

WW2 - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks
WW2 - " Wheres George?" - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks while the floor has disappeared. Date: 1940

Damage to Exeter during WW2 - Baedeker Blitz
" Exeter under fire" - Damage sustained by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2. The Baedeker Blitz (or Baedeker raids) were targetted raids

USA Tea Car providing refreshment for bombed-out famillies
WW2 - The morning after - no homes, no gas, or water - but a USA Tea Car is there with hot tea and refreshment to care the children and families affected following the devastating raid

Canteen van - tea for anti-aircraft gun crew
Raiders overhead! Mugs of tea provided from a canteen car - the greatest boon to anti-aircraft crews, who, month after month stuck by their guns and shot down so many Luftwaffe aircraft

Nurses from Great Ormond Street Hospital examine bomb
Nurses from The Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital examine fragments from the bomb which struck the building but (thankfully) caused no loss of life - September, 1940

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in King Street, St James. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Pall Mall, directly opposite St. James Palace. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Duke Street, St James Date: circa 1941

Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London
London under fire - Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London Date: circa 1943

London by Night - Searchlights crossing the night sky over the capital. Date: circa 1940s

Light Unshaded! Blackout rebels bribe official
An Upper Class Party is disturbed by an official complaining about the non-blackout of this London address during WWI. The host is furiously apologising

Air Raid Shelters in the vicinity of The Coliseum, London
A list of Air Raid Shelters, their location and capacity, published in a London West End Theatre Programme (The Coliseum, Charing Cross). Date: circa 1930s

Three Fairey Battle Aircraft on patrol - WWII
Three Fairey Battle Aircraft on patrol over France during WWII. These aircraft entered service in 1937 - 2419 were built, production ceasing in 1941

Anti-Aircraft Gun Team - World War Two. Date: circa 1942

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Heavy Bomber - WWII Date: circa 1942

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

An Air Raid Warden adjusts the Blackout Time indicator at an ARP Post near London in 1939. Date: 1939

Sheltering on underground stations 1940
During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940

Scout ARP armbands
Scout Air Raid Precautions armbands circa 1940

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