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Background imageAttacks Collection: Ray Price, secretary of Garston Boat users Association, standing in front of his

Ray Price, secretary of Garston Boat users Association, standing in front of his vandalised boat. Mersey fishermen have been under threat from sinister arsonists who have wrecked boats worth

Background imageAttacks Collection: Picture shows the dramatic rescue of the crew of the Sea Venture after it was a attacked

Picture shows the dramatic rescue of the crew of the Sea Venture after it was a attacked by a German U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in English waters during the Second World War

Background imageAttacks Collection: Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as an enemy aircraft tender circles out of

Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as an enemy aircraft tender circles out of control and on fire after it receives a direct hit, from Fairey Fireflys of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

Background imageAttacks Collection: Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids

Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids on military objectives in Southern Italy and Sicily

Background imageAttacks Collection: A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height

A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height on an enemy tanker off the coast of Tunisia. The tanker was escorted by a destroyer

Background imageAttacks Collection: A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in

A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in the English Channel off the French coast during the Second World War. July 1940

Background imageAttacks Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of the attacking Barracudas of HMS Implacable during a fleet air arm strike on a southbound convoy off the coast of

Background imageAttacks Collection: In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a

In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a remarkable feat of marksmanship sinking a German blockade runner as she was hugging the French coast

Background imageAttacks Collection: A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal

A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal as a challenge before opening fire at a Blenheim bomber of RAF Coastal Command which is about to make a dive

Background imageAttacks Collection: Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in

Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in Norwegian fjords, miles away from the sea and only move them at night or when it is foggy

Background imageAttacks Collection: Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit

Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit, four supply ships are set on fire and (in background near shore) an auxiliary vessel is left blazing

Background imageAttacks Collection: Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter

Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter planes from RAF Coastal Command over his native mountains to attack a large enemy merchantman in Dalsfjord

Background imageAttacks Collection: Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping

Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping. In this photograph, enemy shipping has been located

Background imageAttacks Collection: The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre

The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre, the troopship running ashore on fire with the armed trawler hiding under her smoke

Background imageAttacks Collection: Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway

Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway, struck during operations against enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. May 1941

Background imageAttacks Collection: Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159

Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia RAF, near to the Thai island of Ko Samui

Background imageAttacks Collection: The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator

The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator from No 311 Squadron attacked her with semi-armour piercing rockets and a 500lb bomb

Background imageAttacks Collection: The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command

The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command close to the Nazi occupied St Nazaire U-Boat facility. 2nd September 1942

Background imageAttacks Collection: Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of

Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of the attacking barracudas of HMS Implacable during a fleet air arm strike on a southbound convoy off the coast of Norway

Background imageAttacks Collection: RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships

RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships off of Heligoland Bight on the 30th July 1941

Background imageAttacks Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet. 12th September 1944, On board the escort carrier HMS Trumpeter, when with other naval aircraft operating from HMS Furious her aircraft

Background imageAttacks Collection: A Dornier Do 18 flying boat seen from an RAF Bristol Blenheim during a combat over

A Dornier Do 18 flying boat seen from an RAF Bristol Blenheim during a combat over the North Sea, 26th April 1940. The Blenheim was one of a number returning from a raid near Bergen

Background imageAttacks Collection: Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy on 27th November from one of the attacking Barracuda

Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy on 27th November from one of the attacking Barracuda flighter planes of the British RoyalNavy aircraft carrier HMS Implacable during a strike on a southbound enemy

Background imageAttacks Collection: Scene outside Downing Street, London, 30th November 1982

Scene outside Downing Street, London, 30th November 1982. The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has left to the building due to security alert after one of her staff, office manager Peter Taylor

Background imageAttacks Collection: Denis Thwaites, Birmingham City Football Player in action against Preston at Deepdale

Denis Thwaites, Birmingham City Football Player in action against Preston at Deepdale, Saturday 28th August 1965. Final score, Preston 3-3 Birmingham

Background imageAttacks Collection: The end of the voyage for the members of the Garston Boat Users

The end of the voyage for the members of the Garston Boat Users? Dejected members Stephen Lawson, John Smith, Ray Price (secretary) and Alan Jackson survey the latest batch of burned out boats


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