Air Raid Collection (page 7)

A ceiling collapse on a ward on the first floor of The Westminster Hospital after suffering severe damage from a landmine in May 1941

A member of staff holds a damaged instrument amongst the rubble of The Westminster Hospital after suffering severe damage from a landmine in May 1941

A ward exposed to the elements on the first floor of The Westminster Hospital after suffering severe damage from a landmine in May 1941

Pilot of a Beaufort bomber, after an attack on the Prinz Eugen Heavy Cruiser, making his report to the Intelligence officer on his return from the attack. 18th May 1942

View of the damage to to Mark Street, Cardiff following an air raid by bombers German Luftwaffe on the city on 29th April 1941

View of the damage to Ben Evans devastated shop at Wind Street, Swansea following an air raid by bombers German Luftwaffe on the city on 16th February 1943

View showing the damage to pensioners bungalows in a residential area of Lincoln following an air raid by bombers of the German Luftwaffe on the night of 8th - 9th May 1941. 8th May 1941

ARP exercise in Reading during the Second World War in preparation for re-acting to German air raids on the city. Picture shows" A " casualty" awaitng attention during the training

View showing the damage to St Michael and All Angels church in Waddington, Lincolnshire following an air raid by bombers of the German Luftwaffe on the night of 8th - 9th May 1941

At tea-time on Wednesday 10 February 1943, a single Dornier bomber of the german Luftwaffe dropped four bombs across the centre of Reading

A view of the west corridor of St. Georges Hall in central Liverpool, where courts and a robing room were completely destroyed by bombs from a German air raid during gar night of 21st - 22nd December

View showing the damage to a school in Lincolnshire following an air raid by bombers of the German Luftwaffe. Circa May 1941

Air Raid Precaution training and demonstration taking place in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire during the Second World War, in preparation for German air raids on the town. 19th June 1939

Residents of Peel Street, Lincoln digging trenches as precautions against possible air raids in the city during the Second World War. 12th September 1939

Residents of Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln digging trenches as precautions against possible air raids in the city during the Second World War. 1940

Residents of a residential are of Cardiff, Wales salvage goods from their homes after it was damaged by German bombs following a raid by the Luftwaffe in the Second World War. Circa 1941

Wooden boards erected outside the Lincoln Drill Hall on Broadgate street in Lincoln city centre, part of the precautions taken against any possible German air raids during the Second World War

A spotter in a city area finds the safe custody of his steel helmet for his two bottles of beer. November 1940

Civilians collect at the entrance to an air raid shelter as the sirens sounds, Valetta, Malta. April 1942

Stan Hall, a rescue service man who has served since the beginning of the war, viewing the latest damage in his area. 19th October 1943

Picture shows the damage caused to the terminus station at Middlesbrough after a direct hit from a German bomb during the Second World War

Result of day and night Bombing on a Benghazi harbour by British and American aircraft. The diagram shows damaged German shipping. 22nd October 1942

Firemen attend to a roaring blaze at a house on Tilehurst Road, London after it was struck by German incendiary bombs during the blitz in World War Two. Circa September 1940

Picture shows young boys playing in the ruins of housing decimated in the Blitz of World War Two. The Blitz lasted from 7th September 1940 to May 1941. The German Luftwaffe bombed across Britain

The Royal Hospital, Salford, Manchester, after it was bombed in World War Two. Bombed in June 1941. Raids on Manchester started in August 1940 and lasted until June 1941

Inside a house, badly damaged in The Bristol Blitz of World War Two. The Bristol Blitz was the heavy bombing of Bristol, England, by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War

The Gneisenau battle cruiser in a floating dock at Keil. February 1942

The German liner Bremen after being bombed by the R. A. F. in Bremerhaven, Germany
The German liner Bremen after being bombed by the R.A.F. in Bremerhaven, Germany. A - bow smoking B - Stern smoking C - Amidships burnt out D - Small craft Circa 1941

Reconnaissance photographs of Kassel after an R. A. F. attack on the night of 22 / 23 October
Reconnaissance photographs of Kassel after an R.A.F. attack on the night of 22/23 October. October 1943

Flying Fortresses attack a submarine base at Saint-Nazaire. 28th June 1943

Statues of the Apostles St. Thomas and St. James the Lesser on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral are silhouetted against the fires that raged around St Pauls after an estimated

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade is silhouetted against fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary

Flames rage through St Lawrence Jewry. Sparks and embers from here set the Guildhall ablaze. It fell victim to the fires caused by German incendiary bombs dropped on the city of London on the night

A member of the Home Guard looks north across the River Thames, towards St Pauls Cathedral wreathed in flame and smoke as thousands of incendiary bombs are dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of

Fires in the square mile of the city of London seen from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral 29th - 30th December 1940

Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral silhouetted against the fires that raged around the cathedral

Amen Corner shops blaze furiously as nine thousand incendiary bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

Firefighters tackle a blaze in a Timber Yard in Camberwell, London. The fire was started by a German incendiary bomb dropped on the city during an air raid on the 8th - 9th December 1940

Paratroopers drop from C-47 transport planes in the Rees-Wesel area of Germany. 26th March 1945

Nazi supply line bombed at Terni, Italy. (Picture) Smashed railroad cars lie in the gutted yard at Terni after an attack by planes of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. 1st August 1944

The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst lying against the south wall of the Hipper Hafen at Wilhelmshafen. February 1942

B-26 Marauders of the Ninth Air Force bomb Neunberg railways. December 1944

B-24 Liberators attack oil refineries at Politz. June 1944

United States Eight Air Force attacks the U-boat and shipbuilding yards at Kiel, Germany. 14th May 1943

B-26 Marauder bombers of the 9th Air Force attacking the Creil, Aerial, Air Raid, Bombing, Bombings, yards. 23rd March 1944

Incendiary bombs fall on Yokohama. (Picture) Thousands of incendiary bombs rain down upon the war factories of Yokohama, the devastating raid which destroyed nearly seven square miles of the city

Bren gunner in action against bombers, in the background a lorry can be seen burning in Tobruk Libya. Circa 9th October 1941

San Stefano smashed. Bursts of high explosive bombs can be seen directly in the target area, as the B-17s complete their mission of destruction on this vital Axis supply base

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