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Air Raid Collection (#11)

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Rail centre blasted during Nazi retreat. This scene of destruction greeted

Rail centre blasted during Nazi retreat. This scene of destruction greeted Allied ground forces when they entered Piombino, south of Leghorn on the west coast of Italy

Background imageAir Raid Collection: General view of Cannon Street in Manchester. after bombing during the Second World

General view of Cannon Street in Manchester. after bombing during the Second World War. 24th December 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Mr G Ebsworth with his baby aged two, Berry Daniels. Baby Daniels was shielded by his

Mr G Ebsworth with his baby aged two, Berry Daniels. Baby Daniels was shielded by his mother when their Anderson shelter, near the Thames Estuary, suffered a close hit

Background imageAir Raid Collection: With blackened face is Miss Peggy Jewell, 26 year old Wren

With blackened face is Miss Peggy Jewell, 26 year old Wren, helps to salvage furniture from her bombed home at Lucas Terrace, Plymouth, where she lived with her aged mother. May 1944

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Bombed out family on Clydeside, Glasgow. 15th March 1941

Bombed out family on Clydeside, Glasgow. 15th March 1941

Background imageAir Raid Collection: After the bombs - sing song! After enemy aircraft had rained destruction

After the bombs - sing song! After enemy aircraft had rained destruction on Plymouth during a 5am raid, households at Pennycross, Plymouth

Background imageAir Raid Collection: When an F bomb demolished Mrs Rayners home she was in an Anderson shelter yards

When an F bomb demolished Mrs Rayners home she was in an Anderson shelter yards from the bomb with her four children. She is seen with her daughter Susan outside the shelter. July 1944

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A. F. F. C W. Greene at control point outside the Royal Free Hospital, hit by flying bomb

A. F. F. C W. Greene at control point outside the Royal Free Hospital, hit by flying bomb
A.F.F.C W. Greene at control point outside the Royal Free Hospital, hit by flying bomb. 6th July 1944

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Air raid shelter in College Green, in the centre of Bristol

Air raid shelter in College Green, in the centre of Bristol. 1939, only a few weeks into the war with the whole country on alert with towns building air raid shelters at pace. Somerset and Avon area

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Scenes from the dome of St Pauls Cathedral during large scale fire and H. E. raid

Scenes from the dome of St Pauls Cathedral during large scale fire and H. E. raid. London, 29th December 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Damaged beds inside a bomb shelter during the Second World War. 17th February 1941

Damaged beds inside a bomb shelter during the Second World War. 17th February 1941

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A church service conducted at St. Bartholomews Church in London. 20th April 1942

A church service conducted at St. Bartholomews Church in London. 20th April 1942

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial

The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag) of the German Empire

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Air raid damage to Manchester during the Second World War. 30th December 1940

Air raid damage to Manchester during the Second World War. 30th December 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: R. A. F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage

R. A. F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage
R.A.F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage. (Picture) (Picture) Damage in the Ansaldo fitting cut yard Annotation. Circa 9th November 1942

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The Italian destroyer Tigre lies on its side after being scuttled due to heavy bombing by

The Italian destroyer Tigre lies on its side after being scuttled due to heavy bombing by the R.A.F. during Second World War. 15th June 1941

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A Bomber Command Lancaster attack on an enemy communications centre at Heilbronn during

A Bomber Command Lancaster attack on an enemy communications centre at Heilbronn during the Second World War. 8th December 1944

Background imageAir Raid Collection: London suffered its second fire blitz last night. Circa 1940

London suffered its second fire blitz last night. Circa 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The smoke clears after an avalanche of bombs aimed at the Nazi E boat pens at Ijmuiden

The smoke clears after an avalanche of bombs aimed at the Nazi E boat pens at Ijmuiden, in Holland, but 350 B 36 - Marauder planes from the US Air Force Ninth Division. Picture taken 26th March 1944

Background imageAir Raid Collection: RAF Ventura Planes Blitz Ijmuiden Steel Works, Holland, on 13th February 1943

RAF Ventura Planes Blitz Ijmuiden Steel Works, Holland, on 13th February 1943 IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland and is the main town in the municipality of Velsen

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Rescue workers as seen from the bottom of a bomb crater from a raid on the 21st December

Rescue workers as seen from the bottom of a bomb crater from a raid on the 21st December. Houses were demolished. Manor Road, Wallasey. 24th December 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Brenheim feel applies in North Africa. Serial of these attacks took place during

Brenheim feel applies in North Africa. Serial of these attacks took place during the first week of fighting in Libya and were directed against the enemys feel supplies

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Smashing Allied air attacks support 8th Armys rapid advance

Smashing Allied air attacks support 8th Armys rapid advance. Relentless attack by aircraft of the Allied Air Force on axis transport supported the rapid 8th army advance

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Vyner Road South, Birkenhead, Merseyside. A huge crater in the garden after an air

Vyner Road South, Birkenhead, Merseyside. A huge crater in the garden after an air raid. No one was injured though. Picture taken 1st November 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total

The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total telegraph traffic of Britain passed, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of 29th - 30th December

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in

Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has been the target of heavy bombing campaigns by British

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A bomb crater in Bromford Road, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

A bomb crater in Bromford Road, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city

A damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Milkman examines the staircase of a damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington

Milkman examines the staircase of a damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A house damage by a bomb in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid

A house damage by a bomb in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Damage to a house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham

Damage to a house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham. This was the first air raid on the city, carried out by a single aircraft. One person was killed, and six injured in the raid

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Householders examine the damage and crater to their Smallheath

Householders examine the damage and crater to their Smallheath, Birmingham home following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Smallheath

Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Smallheath, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Saved by shelters A bomb fell between these two shelters in Smallheath, Birmingham

Saved by shelters A bomb fell between these two shelters in Smallheath, Birmingham, nobody was hurt following a raid on the city. Here is a Midland A.R.P

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage homes in Smallheath

Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage homes in Smallheath, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A demolition squad make safe a bomb damaged building at Hodge Hill Common following a

A demolition squad make safe a bomb damaged building at Hodge Hill Common following a raid on the city. 18th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Householders and ARP recovery squad removing furniture from their bomb damage home in

Householders and ARP recovery squad removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Hodge Hill Common, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 18th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Fireman dampen down and sift through the burnt out shell of the Birmingham Market Hall

Fireman dampen down and sift through the burnt out shell of the Birmingham Market Hall following an air raid on the city on the night 25th-26th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Firemen and ARP rescue workers search a damage house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington

Firemen and ARP rescue workers search a damage house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 24th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Residents gather around a water filled crater outside a house in Wood End Road, Erdington

Residents gather around a water filled crater outside a house in Wood End Road, Erdington, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 28th August 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: R. A. F. bombs on SFAX, Axis key port in North Africa. (Picture

R. A. F. bombs on SFAX, Axis key port in North Africa. (Picture
R.A.F. bombs on SFAX, Axis key port in North Africa. (Picture) Part of the dockside railway yards at SFAX, showing the heavy damage inflicted by Allied bombing. 9th January 1943

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The 8th army advance through the Western Desert has brought German harbours

The 8th army advance through the Western Desert has brought German harbours and supply bases in Tunisia within range of Allied air attack from the East as well as from the West

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The crew of one of the 12 Beauforts of No 42 Squadron preparing to attack the German

The crew of one of the 12 Beauforts of No 42 Squadron preparing to attack the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. The cruiser was attempting to return to Germany for repairs following being torpedoed earlier

Background imageAir Raid Collection: The crew of one of the Beauforts of No 42 Squadron which attacked the German cruiser

The crew of one of the Beauforts of No 42 Squadron which attacked the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of Norway, seen here giving their report to the squadrons intelligence officer

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Damage to the Bank area of London, during The Blitz of World War Two

Damage to the Bank area of London, during The Blitz of World War Two. The December Christmas 1940 Blitz of London hit the city hard, especially in the Bank and St Pauls area

Background imageAir Raid Collection: A coast defence artillery position somewhere in England

A coast defence artillery position somewhere in England. With the type of shield, it looks like a 9.2inch weapon, though might be a 6 inch. Picture taken 24th May 1940

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Halifax Bomber crew who took part in raid on Frankfurt, Germany

Halifax Bomber crew who took part in raid on Frankfurt, Germany, on the 4th and 5th October 1943. Picture taken on the station from which four engined Halifax Bomber planes operated

Background imageAir Raid Collection: Aerial view of Catania being bombed during Second World War. 20th July 1943

Aerial view of Catania being bombed during Second World War. 20th July 1943



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