Air Raid Collection (page 9)

An air reconnaissance picture showing a bridge over the Rhine in Dusseldorf, connecting southern Holland and the Ruhr. December 1944

An air reconnaissance picture of one of the Rhine bridges which will be of great strategic importance in the battle of Germany. Pictured, Bonn, the road bridge serving Aachen and Central Germany

Heavy bomb damage to the Mariendorf district in Berlin. Pictured, the Aska Niawerke A. G
Heavy bomb damage to the Mariendorf district in Berlin. Pictured, the Aska Niawerke A.G. premises in the Mariendorf district

Night photograph taken from RAF bombers while making a heavy attack upon Munster, Westphalia. 1. No Flak, no searchlight. At least 25 small fires are burning in the area of the main railway station

Damage inflicted during four successive raids on the industrial centre and Baltic supply port of Rostock, home of the Heinkel works, by the RAF on the nights of April 23-26 1942. 1

The main ammunition depot at Mariensiel before it was almost completely destroyed in the RAF bombing raid of 11-12 February 1943. February 1943

A section of the centre of Lubeck following a bombing raid by the RAF on the 28 / 29 March
A section of the centre of Lubeck following a bombing raid by the RAF on the 28/29 March 1942 showing destroyed or damaged buildings, including the Central Electric Station

Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R. A. F. attack on the 20th / 21st April 1943
Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R.A.F. attack on the 20th/21st April 1943. Pictured, between 40 and 50 wagons destroyed in the sidings at Bahnhof Pommerensdorf

The German city of Mainz more than three months after the RAFs heavy raids of 11/12 and 12/13 August 1942. The Municipal Theatre remains a recognisable feature in the area from which scores of

British air raid on Cologne, Germany. Circa June 1942

Damage clearance at Rostock, seen a year after R. A. F. raids. April 1943
Damage clearance at Rostock, seen a year after R.A.F. raids. April 1943

An air reconnaissance pictures of one of the Rhine bridges which will be of great strategic importance in the battle of Germany. Pictured, Speyer, the road bridge between Mannheim and Landau

RAF hits German supply line to Holland. Pictured, bomb damage to rails in Munster. Pictured, many hits throughout the rail yards and tracks are seen

Bomb damage in Swansea after a Nazi raid. February 1941

Second Great Fire of London. Scenes outside the Bank of England. December 1940

Wall round Bank Subway, London, following an air raid attack. Circa 1941

Second Great Fire of London. Amen Corner shops blaze furiously during H. E fire raid
Second Great Fire of London. Amen Corner shops blaze furiously during H.E fire raid. 29th December 1940

Damage to tenement houses and tramlines burst from the road during the blitz on Glasgow, Scotland. 13th March 1941

Bomb damage in Swansea following a Nazi raid. February 1941

Shoe lane and Stonecutter Lane, London, damaged during the Nazi raids on 10th May 1941

Bomb damage at Plymouth, Devon, following an air raid attack. Circa 1941

The Second Great Fire of London. Fire and H. E blitz. Fire appliances
The Second Great Fire of London. Fire and H.E blitz. Fire appliances, hose etc buried under debris at B.D.V Tobacco Co. City Road. Two firemen were killed and several others injured

Bomb damage at Fetter Lane, London. Geraldine House, the Daily Mirror offices, can be seen in the distance. Circa 1941

The Second Great Fire of London. Huge crater outside the Bank. 30th December 1940

All that was left of the Sheffield trams after the raiders had passed. Sheffield workers went to their tasks handicapped by the crippled transport services but still they went to it determined

Aftermath of a V-2 rocket attack, City Road, London. Circa 1941

Air Raid effects in the North West of England where a bomb dropped during the night, in front of a shop. Wallasey, Wirral, in Merseyside. August 1940

View looking down Oxford Street in Swansea, South Wales after three nights of heavy bombing by the German Luftwaffe in the blitz of the city. 24th February 1941

Children continue to play games and enjoy adventures, even amongst the desolation caused by German Luftwaffe air raids in Manchester, northern England during the Second World War. 25th June 1943

The remains of a bus, destroyed in Stepney, East London following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe in the Blitz. 15th December 1940

Scene showing the salvaged equipment of a burnt-out hospital in Weston Super Mare following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 28th June 1942

A dog rescued from a destroyed building by Air Raid Precaution wardens (ARP) following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe in London during there Second world War. 14th October 1940

Scene showing considerable damage to the front of a bus following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 18th August 1940

Bomb damage after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on Avonmouth on the night of 25th November 1940, during the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War

Bomb damage in central Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe one the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War

These little pigs investigate the bomb crater in their orchard following an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on a farm in South West England during the Second World War. 9th August 1940

Bomb damaged Castle Street in central Bristol the morning after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War

Firefighters tackle a blaze in Kings Street, central Bristol following the Good Friday air raids by the Nazi German Luftwaffe, one of the major assaults of the Bristol Blitz. 11th April 1941

Bomb damaged Park Street in central Bristol, after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War. 25th November 1940

Bomb damage in Bristol. Avon and Somerset area of England. Two men walk by a house in ruins. Actual street unknown. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city

Bomb damage in Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War. Picture shows: Bomb crater in a residential area of Bristol. Circa 1941

Reconnaissance photograph of the centre of the German city of Brunswick following an attack by RAF Lancaster bombers on the 14th October 1944

All the large cooling towers at the at the Bohlen Synthetic Oil plan near Leipzig were partially destroyed, loading sheds and distillation plant considerably damage

Twenty three buildings and installations at the Marseburg Synthetic Oil plant, 20 miles west of Leipzig were damaged during the attack by the US 8th Air Force heavy bombers on the 20th July 1944

Bombs on Bergen. Striking at German supply lines just behind the battle lines. US 8th Air Force bombers attack rail marshalling yards at Bergen, Germany

A severed pontoon bridge on the River Rhine, taken from a height of 600 ft during a reconnaissance mission over Germany. Circa October 1939

A reconnaissance photograph taken by the Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the 9th Air Force of Duren, Germany, after Allied Air Forces

The Luftwaffe going up in smoke following a fighter sweep by P51 Mustangs of the US 8th Air Force over German airfields on the 16th April 1945

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