Wreckage Collection (page 4)

Aftermath of high explosive bomb, Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940. In the background is the train bridge between London Bridge and Waterloo stations

Amiens-St Quentin road, France, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers on the Amiens-St Quentin road on the Western Front in France during World War One. They belong to a working party clearing tree wreckage. Date: circa 1916

The wreckage following Codys fatal crash on 7 August 1913

Sqn Ldr Bone and French air officials examine R101 wreckage
Sqn Ldr Bone and French air officials examine the wreckage of the R101. 6 October 1930. Date: 1930

The wreckage of the R101

The Quebec Bridge: wreckage of the old bridge, 29 August 1907 Date: 1907

The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace, South London
The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace on 30 November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom, and consumed the entire building

Crystal Palace burning down
Firefighters desperately try to put out the fire at Crystal Palace, South London, on the 30th November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom

LCC-LFB Serious fire at Peoples Palace, Stepney
The aftermath of a fire at the Peoples Palace Amusement Centre, Mile End Road, Stepney, East London. Here the camera catches a lighter moment as a firefighter poses alongside a statue of Queen

Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a senior fire officer inspects the nose of a bomb in the Royal Empire Society (now the Royal Commonwealth Society) building in Northumberland Avenue, Central London

Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station
Blitz in London -- a field kitchen is set up to feed the London regular and AFS firefighters whose sub-station in Woolwich, SE London, was seriously damaged during an air raid

Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich
Blitz in London -- regular LFB and AFS firefighters working to remove the debris following an air raid on their Woolwich sub-station in SE London that caused extensive damage

Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams (in overalls) and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firemen sorting through the debris in the aftermath of a direct hit on their sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940

Blitz in London -- Boxhill Street
Blitz in London -- rubble in Boxhill Street after a bombing raid

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- vehicle blasted onto a roof in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Blitz in London -- wreckage of Hurricane fighter plane, WW2
Blitz in London -- the wreckage of a Hurricane fighter aircraft shot down over London, lying on the pavement in Buckingham Palace Road

Eruption of Mt. Pelee - Devastation at Saint-Pierre
Eruption of Mt. Pelee on Martinique - May 8th 1902 - This card depicts the devastation at Saint-Pierre, with the remains of a Rum Distillery at Place du Mouillage. Date: 1902

Remains of Hawker and Grieves Sopwith
The remains of the Sopwith aeroplane Atlantic (picked up in the Mid Atlantic) from the ill-fated attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by Harry George Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie Grieve

How to Keep Fit - Breakdown
Humourous postcard entitled: " How to Keep Fit" - " If a breakdown results from overwork, a long rest in the country is imperative." A motorist who has crashed faces quite a wait

German Albatros plane brought down, WW1
A German Albatros plane brought down by Captain Cecil King, MC DFC Croix de Guerre, of the 43 Squadron RAF during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Remains of Baron von Richthofens plane, WW1
The remains of the aeroplane of Baron von Richthofen, seen here with allied officers at the aerodrome of No. 3 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps near Bertangles during the First World War

Wreck of HMS Vindictive, Ostend Harbour, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive in Ostend Harbour, Belgium, during the First World War. HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, was launched in 1897, served throughout the war

Belgium - Zeebrugge - Damaged church
Damage to the Church at Zeebrugge, Belgium, following the devastation of the First World War. Date: circa 1919

Wreck of HMS Invincible, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the wreck of the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible

Remains of Max Immelmanns aeroplane, WW1
The remains of German air ace Max Immelmanns aeroplane, shot down on 18 June 1916 by 2nd Lieutenant G R McCubbin of the 26th Squadron, RFC, over Annay, near Lens, northern France

German Gotha G. IV heavy bomber, Margate, WW1
A German Gotha G.IV heavy bomber, set on fire by the pilot after a forced landing at Margate, Kent, on 22 December 1917. The crew surrendered

Wreck of HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Second Ostend Raid (10 May 1918), during the First World War

Debris of crashed German plane, Chelles, France, WW1
The debris of a crashed German plane brought down near Chelles, France, during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Wreckage of Max Immelmanns aeroplane, WW1
The wreckage of German air ace Max Immelmanns aeroplane, shot down on 18 June 1916 by 2nd Lieutenant G R McCubbin of the 26th Squadron, RFC, over Annay, near Lens, northern France

HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire

Police Sniffer Dog
Rusty the Alsatian searches a vast pile of wreckage for the vital black box, following a plane crash. Date: 1960s

Tail of wrecked R101 airship at Beauvais
The shape of the tail fins and rudder of the R101 airship can be clearly seen amid the wreckage after it crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Wreckage of R101 airship
The mangled wreckage of the British R101 airship which crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Chicago, USA - car smash
Chicago, USA - the rather spectacular wreck of a car crash, which appears to have come in close contact with a nearby tree (looking remarkably unscathed!)

Bombing of Bruges 1918
Ruins of Bruges after the British aerial attack on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Battle of Albert 1916
British cavalry passing the ruins of Albert Church (shows notice - Albert Bridge, No. 3 for tanks) during the Battle of Albert

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

Capture of Cambrai 1918
A patrol of Canadian soldiers entering Cambrai on the day of its capture on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Capture of Cambrai 1918
A lone soldier in the street in Cambrai on the morning that the Germans were driven out on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Ruins of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres in 1918
Cavalry of the Irish Division passing the ruins of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres in Albert on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Ruins of Arras 1917
Ruins of the Town Hall and Belfrey in Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1917

Ruins of Arras 1917
Soldiers walking through the ruins of Arras, past the Hotel de Ville on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1917

Arras 1917
Soldiers of the Black Watch Wancourt-Hensel Sector amongst the ruins of a smashed German strongpoint near Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1917

Arras Cathedral ruins 1917
Remains of the altar in the ruins of Arras Cathedral in France on the Western Front during World War I in March 1917

Hebuterne 1917
A captured British tank in the village of Hebuterne on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

Housebreaking Gommecourt 1917
Soldiers demolishing a house recycling bricks in the ruins of Gommecourt on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917

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