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Luftwaffe Collection

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: A Heinkel 111 bomber aircraft of the German Luftwaffe flies over Tower Bridge

A Heinkel 111 bomber aircraft of the German Luftwaffe flies over Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London during the Battle of Britain in World War Two. 7th September 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Hull, Yorkshire, World War Two. A bomb disposal unit pictured with an

Hull, Yorkshire, World War Two. A bomb disposal unit pictured with an unexploded bomb that has been found in Craven Street, Hull

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside

Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside. Original caption suggests the picture was taken in Opie Street or Great Homer Street, Liverpool

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The wreckage of a Heinkel bomber which crashed on to 25 Victoria Road, Clacton

The wreckage of a Heinkel bomber which crashed on to 25 Victoria Road, Clacton, killing the aircrafts crew and Frederick and Dorothy Gill who were home at number 25 when the plane crash landed

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Liverpool. Merseyside. August 1941. During the Blitz. Picture shows the Old

Liverpool. Merseyside. August 1941. During the Blitz. Picture shows the Old Street and Castle Street area of Liverpool, The National Bank Building with the Holt Building to the left

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows business premises in Weston Super Mare, Somerset

Picture shows business premises in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, decimated in The Blitz. June 1942. Street is unknown. On the nights of June 28 and 29

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Cottingham Road, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. November 1940

Cottingham Road, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. November 1940. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by the German

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Newbridge Road, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz

Newbridge Road, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. Firefighters at the scene of a horrendous bombing raid The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: De La Pole Avenue in Hull, Yorkshire, during the blitz of World War Two

De La Pole Avenue in Hull, Yorkshire, during the blitz of World War Two. The emergency services search the rubble and crater lift by the bomb dropped by The Luftwaffe

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Fountain Road in Hull, Yorkshire, during the blitz of World War Two

Fountain Road in Hull, Yorkshire, during the blitz of World War Two. The emergency services, local people and the army search the rubble and crater lift by the bomb dropped by The Luftwaffe

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: A German Luftwaffe fighter plane downed by the RAF and resting on the beach at Norfolk

A German Luftwaffe fighter plane downed by the RAF and resting on the beach at Norfolk. The plane is a Messerschmitt. The Battle of Britain lasted from 10th July 1940 to 31st October 1940 Picture

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Paradise Street, Liverpool City Centre, after the Luftwaffe has bombed it in the Blitz

Paradise Street, Liverpool City Centre, after the Luftwaffe has bombed it in the Blitz. It was hit on 3rd May 1941 Liverpool suffered many casualties in the blitz during World War Two

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows a row of houses in Wales, badly hit in The Blitz

Picture shows a row of houses in Wales, badly hit in The Blitz. Location in Wales unknown. The Cardiff Blitz refers to the bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows the ruins of a bombed out building in Bristol November 1940

Picture shows the ruins of a bombed out building in Bristol November 1940. In what became known as The Bristol Blitz. The Bristol Blitz was the heavy bombing of Bristol, England

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The end of Mr Pages garden where the portions of a German plane fell last night

The end of Mr Pages garden where the portions of a German plane fell last night, during a raid over the North West. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 20th August 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Bomb damage in Wesley Street, Crosby, Waterloo, Liverpool, after a German air raid

Bomb damage in Wesley Street, Crosby, Waterloo, Liverpool, after a German air raid. Picture taken 31st August 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows a Merseyside The Jolly Miller public house on Queens Drive, West Derby

Picture shows a Merseyside The Jolly Miller public house on Queens Drive, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, decimated in an air raid on 30th August 1940. Location unknown but possibly Liverpool

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Clarendon Street, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz

Clarendon Street, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. A sign to the centre right of the pictures shows Dewhirst Bros. Perhaps this is a family business

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, after the Blitz raids of 8th and 9th of May 1941

Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, after the Blitz raids of 8th and 9th of May 1941. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Hull, Yorkshire, during The Blitz. Picture shows the devastation in

Hull, Yorkshire, during The Blitz. Picture shows the devastation in Buckingham Street, Hull. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Swansea, South Wales, picture taken after the World War Two had ended

Swansea, South Wales, picture taken after the World War Two had ended. Picture shows how the city has started to rebuild itself after the bombings of 1941. The Swansea Three Nights Blitz

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Congregational Church, Albion Street, Hull, pictured in 1946, shortly after World War Two

Congregational Church, Albion Street, Hull, pictured in 1946, shortly after World War Two. The Church was bombed in World War Two

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The Blitz. Bridlington, Yorkshire. June 1941. The bar

The Blitz. Bridlington, Yorkshire. June 1941. The bar and billiard room of The Britannia Hotel, Bridlington, Yorkshire, was destroyed by a German bomb, during the Blitz

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The Blitz. Hull. Yorkshire. February 1941. Picture shows Goddard Avenue

The Blitz. Hull. Yorkshire. February 1941. Picture shows Goddard Avenue, Hull. Although the roofs were damaged, the houses were not

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows Eagle Oil Mills in Hull, Yorkshire, on fire during World War Two

Picture shows Eagle Oil Mills in Hull, Yorkshire, on fire during World War Two. Location in Hull would be Eagle Terrace off Cleveland Street

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture taken in Germany during the Second Word War shows four German parachute troops

Picture taken in Germany during the Second Word War shows four German parachute troops, as the type used in Crete in May 1941. Circa May 1941

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The pilot of a German Heinkel Bomber plane of the Luftwaffe is brought aboard a British

The pilot of a German Heinkel Bomber plane of the Luftwaffe is brought aboard a British Royal Navy destroyer after his plane was hit by a barrage of fire and plummeted into the sea

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Attempts by dozens of enemy planes to harass British Convoys in the English Channel have

Attempts by dozens of enemy planes to harass British Convoys in the English Channel have so far met with little success. Hit and run tactics have been foiled by the speed

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: This photograph was taken by an enemy bomber during the Luftwaffe

This photograph was taken by an enemy bomber during the Luftwaffes first attack of the war on the British mainland, when, on October 16th 1939

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The Luftwaffe going up in smoke following a fighter sweep by P51 Mustangs of the US 8th

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

Background imageLuftwaffe 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 imageLuftwaffe Collection: Messerschmitt plane downed in the waters around Dover, Kent

Messerschmitt plane downed in the waters around Dover, Kent, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 24th September 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: A German plane downed in the English Channel by Spitfires

A German plane downed in the English Channel by Spitfires, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 11th August 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Camera-gun footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB flown by Flying Officer W V Mollett

Camera-gun footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB flown by Flying Officer W V Mollett of No. 266 Squadron RAF, showing the shooting down of a Junkers Ju 52/3mg6e minesweeping aircraft of

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The end of this Ju88C of KG 40 was caught on the gun camera of Flight Lieutenant Joseph

The end of this Ju88C of KG 40 was caught on the gun camera of Flight Lieutenant Joseph Singletons Mosquito II on 11 June 1943

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Oberleutnant Warner Voigt, aged 25, pictured amongst British army in Dover, Kent

Oberleutnant Warner Voigt, aged 25, pictured amongst British army in Dover, Kent. He landed his plane on the way back to Germany as he feared he would not make it over the channel to home

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: A camera gun sequence showing the destruction of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 by a British

A camera gun sequence showing the destruction of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 by a British fighter during the Battle of Britain Circa August 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: V2 Rocket strike on Duke Street during Second World War. 11th December 1944

V2 Rocket strike on Duke Street during Second World War. 11th December 1944

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Bomb damage in Central London after a German Air Raid during The Blitz

Bomb damage in Central London after a German Air Raid during The Blitz. London, England EC4M 8AD. 15th January 1942

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: ME 109 forced down in a cornfield on the south east coast of England. 28th July 1940

ME 109 forced down in a cornfield on the south east coast of England. 28th July 1940

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Rescue squad at work amongst the debris of a wrecked pub in South Street, Liverpool

Rescue squad at work amongst the debris of a wrecked pub in South Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, after a Nazi Luftwaffe. Original caption suggests the picture was taken in " Sth Street "

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Recovery squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on St Johns School

Recovery squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on St Johns School, Brasenose Road, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool suffered many casualties in the blitz during World War Two

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: The Union Jack (top right) still flying after shops had been damaged by a Nazi air raid

The Union Jack (top right) still flying after shops had been damaged by a Nazi air raid over Merseyside. It is suggested the picture is taken in Liverpool. Street unknown

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Recovery and Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool

Recovery and Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside. Original caption suggests the picture was taken in Wallasey, Merseyside

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Salvage work in progress on the remains of the munition ship Malakand (Brocklebank Line

Salvage work in progress on the remains of the munition ship Malakand (Brocklebank Line) which blew up in the Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, during the May Blitz, 1941 after heroic efforts to save her

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Russian soldiers and collective farmers watch the scattered remains of a German raiding

Russian soldiers and collective farmers watch the scattered remains of a German raiding aircraft, a crippled and blazing tribute to the Soviet Air defences. August 1941

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: Picture shows the ruins of a Presbyterian Church in Bristol. November 1940

Picture shows the ruins of a Presbyterian Church in Bristol. November 1940. In what became known as The Bristol Blitz. It is not confirmed, but this maybe The St James Presbyterian Church of England

Background imageLuftwaffe Collection: A thirty foot crater caused when a high explosive bomb dropped on a football pitch in

A thirty foot crater caused when a high explosive bomb dropped on a football pitch in the Merseyside area during a recent raid. There were no casualties in the adjacent houses



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