Images Dated 18th September 2009

Coventry Cathedral BB98_06261

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, West Midlands. A view of the Cathedral taken from Pepper Lane. The Cathedral church is named for St Michael. It was one of the biggest churches in the country and became a Cathedral in 1918. It was destroyed by bombing on 14 November 1940. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range: 1929 - 1940

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Marines fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of USNS

Philippine Sea, September 18, 2010 - Marines embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Essex is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group participating in Valiant Shield 2010, an integrated joint-training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. forces

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Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947

City of London. A figure stands amid destroyed and burnt-out buildings. The Brewer's Hall in Aldermanbury was built in 1673 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. This hall was then destroyed during the Blitz. A new hall was built in 1960 and stands on the same site. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1941

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