Bomb Damage Collection (page 8)

Private Robert Phillips retrieves a cot from a bomb crater after an American hospital area was shelled. 22nd April 1944

Bomb damage around the City of London following the most devastating raid on London which took place on the night of 10/11 May 1941. The moon was full and the Thames had a very low ebb tide

Members of the National Fire Service (NFS ) and heavy rescue help lift and clear rubble from a block of Chelsea flats, which received a direct hit during the previous nights air raid on the city

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect the damage to the cathedral in the city of Coventry following a German air raid. 26th February 1942

Fires caused by the dropping of thousands of incendiary bombs by the Luftwaffe on the City of London on the night of the 29th December 1940

Members of the US 9th Army move through the captured German town of Hamm during Second World War. 11th April 1945

British soldiers gather fuel for an elderly Dutch woman outside the ruins of her home in Sint Joost. The men are Lance Bombardier K. Davies and Bombardier S

Children in a Manchester suburb warm themselves by a fire outside wrecked houses during Second World War. 13th March 1941

Venice harbour attacked by R. A. F during the Second World War. 13th April 1945
Venice harbour attacked by R.A.F during the Second World War. 13th April 1945

The rail yard and installation at Viterbo, north of Rome destroyed by planes of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. 24th June 1944

B-24 Liberators of the 15th A. A. F. attack San Stefano Port
B-24 Liberators of the 15th A.A.F. attack San Stefano Port and harbour installations during the Second World War. 15th May 1944

Damage to York Road caused by a flying bomb during the Second World War. 24th June 1944

Major Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Bart, M. C. leading a hunt in Hertfordshire during Second World
Major Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Bart, M.C. leading a hunt in Hertfordshire during Second World War. Circa July 1942

A statue of St Joan of Arc surrounded by ruins in Montebourg during Second World War. 14th July 1944

Bomb damage to the Amiens rail yards. (Picture) Section of the Amiens yards. Scores of craters overlap where one of the tracks are, two engine roundhouses (top) are almost comletetly destroyed

Canadian soldiers help to remove debris from bombed buildings on Hastings. 8th May 1943

They carry on each Sunday at their usual corner although now the scene of ruin. Picture taken near Salvation Army Hall, Cambridge Heath, Mare Street, Hackney, during an air raid. October 1940

Mrs Miller with her 4-month-old baby at her house at Crowhurst Road, Brixton. September 1940

Back of Bridge Street, River Avon, showing heavy bomb damage. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

Union Street in Bristol. Somerset and Avon area. Picture shows pedestrians amongst the blitzed remains of Union Street Broadmead, Bristol

Bombed streets in Bristol re-opened to the public. 1940 Somerset and Avon area. Picture shows pedestrians amongst the blitzed remains of a street in Bristol

Air raid damage to Messrs. E. S. & A. Robinsons premises, the Bristol printers
Air raid damage to Messrs. E.S. & A. Robinsons premises, the Bristol printers. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

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

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

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

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

Photo Reconnaissance image of Mainz, Germany reveals the devastation caused by the RAF attacks on the city on the nights of the 11th/12th and 12th/13th August 1942

Photo-reconnaissance image taken by No1 PRU of the damaged Heinkel aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany, following a series of major raids by Bomber Command. 1

Photo Reconnaissance image taken following RAF Bomber Command raid on Nurenburg on the night of the 8th/9th March 1943. Photo shows

Photo reconnaissance image taken by No 1 PRU of Cologne, Germany after Operation Millennium, the first Thousand-bomber raid by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 30/31 May 1942

British troops in Bremen. The city and port of Bremen was captured by British Troops on April 27th 1945, although some Germans were still holding out in one of the city parks until the following day

Photo reconnaissance image taken by a Supermarine Spitfire of 542 Squadron RAF after Bomber Command carried out a major raid on the Krupps Works, Essen, Germany, on 12/13 March 1943

Last Days at Singapore. Civil defence workers fight the flames, which consume natives houses at the height of the savage bombing by the Japanese. Circa 26th Feb 1942

British troops and transport moving through the cleared streets of Stadtlohn, Germany. 4th April 1945

German women in Charlottenburg clearing rubble of bomb-out structures during the Second World War. 6th July 1945

Havoc at Tobruk. Aerial view of Tobruk with sunken cargo vessel in the foreground and burning petrol in foreground. Circa 9th February 1941

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

British Avengers attack Shannoshu shipyard, Innoshima during Second World War. 17th August 1945

Axis troops clear up the debris on Spanish Mole, Tripoli, after an RAF raid. Circa 17th January 1942

This burning tug is the result of of an attack by R. A. F. Liberators in the Gulf of Siam
This burning tug is the result of of an attack by R.A.F. Liberators in the Gulf of Siam. 22nd August 1945

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"Bomb Damage: A Glimpse into the Devastation of War" Bombed St Thomas Hospital: Witnessing the aftermath of destruction, St Thomas Hospital stands as a haunting reminder of the relentless bombings during wartime. Harry Watts London Can Take It. (1940): Amidst chaos and destruction, brave Londoners like Harry Watts demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity, proving that their city can withstand any challenge. Bomb damage to locomotives at Newton Abbot Station, 1940: The scars left on Newton Abbot Station bear witness to the relentless attacks on Britain's transportation infrastructure during World War II. Bomb Damage at Royal Oak near Paddington c. 1940: The once vibrant neighborhood near Paddington bears visible wounds from enemy bombs, reminding us of the toll war takes on civilian life. The RFA Sir Tristram enters the River Tyne after an 8, 000 mile rescue operation following. . : After an arduous journey spanning thousands of miles through treacherous waters and bomb-ravaged landscapes, RFA Sir Tristram arrives in River Tyne as a symbol of hope and salvation for those affected by war. St Pauls Square Birmingham aa42_00123: In this poignant image captured amidst rubble-strewn streets, St Pauls Square in Birmingham serves as a testament to both human endurance and determination to rebuild shattered communities. St Pauls Cathedral floodlit during VE day celebrations to celebrate victory in. . : Illuminated against darkened skies, St Pauls Cathedral shines with pride during VE Day celebrations—a beacon representing triumph over adversity and unity among nations. Mogul locomotive No. 8314 with bomb damage in 1941: This photograph captures a powerful symbol—the damaged Mogul locomotive—representing not only physical destruction but also resilience as it continues its duty despite enduring the horrors of war.