Raid Collection (page 19)

Searchlights over St Pauls Cathedral
Searchlights pick out the menacing shape of a German Zeppelin flying a bombing raid over the capital during World War One

Air raid damage WWII
Finnish tradesmans van has become a Russian air raid casualty in Helsinki, Finland, during World War II

Extinguishing a fire WWII
The Fire has been put out by plunger-men who have extinguished the fire caused by an air raid bombing during World War II

Battered cruiser HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid
The damaged Cruiser HMS Vindictive (much repaired!) after the Zeebrugge Raid. Early in 1918 she was fitted out for the Zeebrugge Raid

The Jameson Raid: A Courtroom scene
A court room scene in the trial of Doctor Jameson and his officers at Bow Street, February 25th 1896. The prisoners from left to right are as follows: H.N Grenfell, K.J.F Smith, C.H Villiers, J

Firefighters in gas masks
ARP Firefighters in gas masks during World War II during decontamination exercise

Gas Mask fitting
Mothers leave an Ilford school with their children after a gas mask fitting. All the schools in Ilford, Essex (London) were opened to enable residents to be fitted with gas masks under the Air Raid

ARPs World War II
ARPs in gas masks during World War II during decontamination exercise in London

War Preparations in Berlin. Foreign attaches watch a mock air raid on 20th September 1937

Attack on Thionville (Diedenhofen) 1918
Damage to the railway station at Thionville (called Diedenhofen and part of the German Empire at the time) caused by an air raid attack by the indpendent airforce on the Western Front in during World

ARP Calling You
ARP (Air Raid Precautions) recruiting poster in World War Two to try to encourage people to get in touch with their local council and volunteer

King and Queen at a Communal Centre during the war
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured visiting a communal centre established in South London during the Blitz to provide meals for people who had been bombed out of their homes by German air

Queen Elizabeth meeting bombed London residents
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother giving one of her gracious and charming smiles as she meets and sympathises with London residents in bomb damaged areas during the Blitz

King and Queen with ARP wardens in London
King George VI together with Queen Elizabeth chatting with Air Raid Patrol wardens and inspecting bomb damage in South West London during the Blitz, 1940

V-2 lands on London
An artists impression of a V-2 rocket landing in a London street. In reality the rocket would not have been seen, as its speed at arrival was up to four times the speed of sound

Crash site of a German Night Raider
A house completely flattened by a crashed German Bomber on an air raid over the capital

Clearing rubble from bombed buildings, London
Clearing rubble from bombed buildings in London during the Blitz - 1940

Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The Blitz
Now that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940

Saving the processional cross - The Blitz
Saving the processional cross from a church demolished by a night raiders bomb in a London suburb on 5th September, 194"

Damaged London Hospital - The Blitz
The Porters Lodge of a London Hospital wrecked by a German raiders bomb. Nobody was seriously hurt - circa late 1940

Fire at St. Katherines Docks during the Blitz
Miles of hose pipes were used to fight the big fire at St. Katherines Docks which blazed for over 12 hours on 9th August 1940. The London Food Depot was heavily damaged

Bomb damage by County Hall during the Blitz
The Southbank terrace alongside City Hall, showing fallen masonry attesting to bomb damage following a German Air Raid during the Blitz

How the Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbour and its Warships was carried out By English School

Japans raid on Pearl Harbour

Architectural Association, Air Raid Section, believed to be the first uniformed Civil Defence Body formed, during World War I in 1916

World War I bomb damage

Air Raid damage during World War I

Air Raid damage in London, 1917
Bomb damage from an air raid on London during World War I on the 4th August 1917

Scarborough air raid, 1914
Interior of the ruined house where five of the Bennett family were killed during the German air raid on Scarborough during World War i in 1914

Scarborough Lighthouse damage, 1914
Damage to Scarborough lighthouse caused by a shell during the German air raid on Scarborough, England, during World War I in December 1914

Results of a Gotha air raid on London, 1917
Result of a Gotha air raid on a workhouse laundry in St. Johns Road, Islington, London during the First World War on 4th-5th September 1917

Air raid on Hull, June 1915
Destruction in Hull by the cathedral after a Zeppelin air raid during World War I in June 1915

Air Raid damage in London, 1915
Damage to a house in Leman Street, East London, after a Zeppelin air raid during the First World War on 14th October 1915

British Frivolity During a Raid
Terrible revelation of British frivolity during a raid on the East coast. A Zeppelin knocks down a vertiginous house revealing a kissing couple

Zepp! Zepp! Hurray
An optimistic home owner surveys the damage an air raid has done and points out that his wife had wanted a rock garden

A scene of the destruction of the German east coast raid in a house at Scarborough

The Mohne Dam before the Dambusters Raid; Second World War
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the Dambusters raid of 16th May 1943. Anti-torpedo nets can be seen just above the dam in this photograph

The Mohne Dam; Second World War, c. 1940
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the Dambusters raid of May 1943. This photograph was probably taken before the Second World War as there are no obvious signs of

Coventry Burning after an Air-raid; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing one of the main streets of Coventry, still burning after a German air-raid, 1940. In the background a group of fire-fighters pump water onto one of the blazes

Aerial Photograph of the Eder Reservoir; Second World War, 1
Aerial photograph showing the Eder Dam and reservoir after it had been breached by the RAF Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron during the Dambuster Raid of 16 May 1943

The Westphalia Region of Germany; Second World War, 1943
Contour Map of the Westphalia Region of Germany, with the positions of the Sorpe, Mohne and Eder Dams marked, 1943. These were the dams attacked by RAF Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron during

Bombing of Berlin, Germany; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing bombs exploding in Berlins industrial zone during an Allied air-raid on the German capital, 6th August 1944

Aerial Photograph of Stavanger Airfield; Second World War, 1
Aerial photograph taken by a Royal Air Force bomber during a raid on the German-held airfield at Stavanger in Norway, April 1940

The wreckage of a German Zeppelin shot down over Essex
A British official examining the twisted wreckage of a German Zeppelin shot down during a bombing raid over England during the night of 23rd September 1916

A propeller attached to the wreckage of a German zeppelin
The wreckage of a German zeppelin shot down by British fighter planes and anti-aircraft fire following a bombing raid on London, 23rd September 1916

A gondola, part of the wreckage of a German zeppelin which took part in a bombing raid on London on the night of 23rd September 1916

A gondola, part of a crashed zeppelin, being examined by the
Photograph of a gondola, part of the remains of a German zeppelin which was shot down following a bombing raid on London during the night of 23rd September 1916

Viking Raid
A Viking raid - women abducted

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