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Background imageExplosive Collection: Wellington Bombers

Wellington Bombers
8th February 1940: A flight of Vickers Wellington long range bombers, used by the Royal Air Force to undertake raids into Germany and elsewhere. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Amazing Crab Nebula

Amazing Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova noted by Earth-bound chroniclers in 1054 A.D

Background imageExplosive Collection: Lancaster Bomber

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1945: A Royal Air Force Lancaster Bomber in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Eyes Of The Fleet

Eyes Of The Fleet
circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Brimstone air-to-ground missile on a triple launcher

Brimstone air-to-ground missile on a triple launcher

Background imageExplosive Collection: COAL MINE / PENITENT

COAL MINE / PENITENT
A penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station
Whitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940

Background imageExplosive Collection: Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches

Background imageExplosive Collection: German Armoured Vehicles; Second World War, 1944

German Armoured Vehicles; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing a selection of German armoured vehicles used during the Battle for Normandy in 1944

Background imageExplosive Collection: Firework rocket on stick

Firework rocket on stick

Background imageExplosive Collection: A flood of phosphorus (colour litho)

A flood of phosphorus (colour litho)
2809307 A flood of phosphorus (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A flood of phosphorus)

Background imageExplosive Collection: New German incendiary bomb by G. H. Davis

New German incendiary bomb by G. H. Davis
Details of the new German explosive incendiary bomb produced during the Second World War. Explanatory drawings showing how the bomb is constructed, and the proper methods of tackling it. Date: 1942

Background imageExplosive Collection: Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Background imageExplosive Collection: Sunderland Bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth

Sunderland Bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth
19th June 1948: A Sunderland bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4562 - A Sunderland Bombs The Queen - pub

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blitz in London - Foreign Street, Camberwell, WW2

Blitz in London - Foreign Street, Camberwell, WW2
Blitz in London - Foreign Street, Camberwell, SE5, a residential property hit by a high explosive bomb on 29 August 1940

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters clearing debris at what was their sub-fire station in Hugh Myddleton Primary School, Finsbury, EC1. The building took a direct hit from a high explosive bomb

Background imageExplosive Collection: Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, Irish Fenian

Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, Irish Fenian
Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), Irish Fenian leader - The terrible monster who was frightened by a woman

Background imageExplosive Collection: Types of war bombs in use by G. H. Davis

Types of war bombs in use by G. H. Davis
Instruments of destruction: types of war bombs in use during the Second World War

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blitz in London -- Old Compton Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- Old Compton Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action in Old Compton Street, W1, where a gas main was ignited by a high explosive bomb and buildings were damaged by the blast, 24 February 1944

Background imageExplosive Collection: Avro Lincoln

Avro Lincoln
7th September 1948: An Avro Lincoln on display at the Farnborough Air Show. It is a heavy bomber, and has an experimental turbo propeller engine fitted in its nose

Background imageExplosive Collection: Testing Aircraft

Testing Aircraft
14th October 1943: A Royal Airforce Mosquito being tested at the de Havilland factory. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: All Purpose Bomber

All Purpose Bomber
circa 1945: Three United States TBM Avenger bombers soar above clouds over the Pacific, World War II (1939-1945)

Background imageExplosive Collection: The French Resistance - WWII (1 / 3)

The French Resistance - WWII (1 / 3)
Thanks to the parachute drop of plastic explosive, the French resitance were able to blow up the track

Background imageExplosive Collection: Strato volcanic eruption

Strato volcanic eruption
A strato volcano has a steep volcanic cone built up by dense lava flows and pyroclastic debris. One of a series (including image numbers 185 to 190) showing various forms of volcanic eruption

Background imageExplosive Collection: Cubane molecule

Cubane molecule. Computer model showing the structure of a molecule of cubane (C8H8)

Background imageExplosive Collection: David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Introducing the Munitions Bil

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Introducing the Munitions Bil
Illustration showing David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, then Minister of Munitions

Background imageExplosive Collection: Lithium Ion battery caution sign. Flat style. Isolated.

Lithium Ion battery caution sign. Flat style. Isolated.

Background imageExplosive Collection: The Caldereta de Las Indias Cinder Cone is a small mafic phreatomagmatic centre partly exposed in a roadcut in southern

The Caldereta de Las Indias Cinder Cone is a small mafic phreatomagmatic centre partly exposed in a roadcut in southern La Palma, Canary Islands

Background imageExplosive Collection: Vickers Munition Factory - Polishing High Explosives 1915

Vickers Munition Factory - Polishing High Explosives 1915
Society volunteers helping soldiers to win World War One in Vickers munitions factory, Erith in Kent. A group of women working an eight hour shift, polishing high-explosive shells Date: 1915

Background imageExplosive Collection: The Autumn Campaign, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The Autumn Campaign, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The Autumn Campaign, 1872. Mock battles by the British Army in Wiltshire

Background imageExplosive Collection: Un Singe En été, Huile Sur Tissu, 60x92cm Copie

Un Singe En été, Huile Sur Tissu, 60x92cm Copie
Barbara Piatti

Background imageExplosive Collection: The Mine Crater, Hill 60, Ypres Salient, 1917 (Lithograph on cream wove)

The Mine Crater, Hill 60, Ypres Salient, 1917 (Lithograph on cream wove)
PIA9022617 The Mine Crater, Hill 60, Ypres Salient, 1917 (Lithograph on cream wove) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); 35.7 x 45.7 cm; (add.info.: By Paul Nash); Piano Nobile, London

Background imageExplosive Collection: Miners using dynamite for blasting

Miners using dynamite for blasting. Wood engraving, Paris, 1879, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Background imageExplosive Collection: Inserting blasting caps into dynamite cartridges to blow up Flood Rock

Inserting blasting caps into dynamite cartridges to blow up Flood Rock, East River, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex, which was partially removed in 1876 and 1885

Background imageExplosive Collection: Top: Cutaway view of work under the East River

Top: Cutaway view of work under the East River, New York, during preparations for the destruction of Flood Rock

Background imageExplosive Collection: Workers position dynamite cartridges in underground tunnels in preparation for the blasting of Flood Rock

Workers position dynamite cartridges in underground tunnels in preparation for the blasting of Flood Rock

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blasting of Flood Rock, part of Hell Gate Rock

Blasting of Flood Rock, part of Hell Gate Rock, which prevented large ships from reaching New York Harbour and posed a danger to smaller ships

Background imageExplosive Collection: Blasting of Flood Rock, part of Hell Gate Rock

Blasting of Flood Rock, part of Hell Gate Rock, which prevented large ships from reaching New York Harbour and posed a danger to smaller ships

Background imageExplosive Collection: The blasting of the Flood Rock in Hell Gate Canal at the Port of New York

The blasting of the Flood Rock in Hell Gate Canal at the Port of New York, USA, America, historical illustration, circa 1886, North America

Background imageExplosive Collection: Steerable war balloon to destroy strongholds using dynamite

Steerable war balloon to destroy strongholds using dynamite, General Thayer, historical illustration, circa 1886

Background imageExplosive Collection: What causes a volcanic eruption illustration

What causes a volcanic eruption illustration

Background imageExplosive Collection: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, ancient Roman city of Pompeii

Background imageExplosive Collection: Artillery: guns from the 19th century and earlier

Artillery: guns from the 19th century and earlier, Gruson 5, 3 cm rapid fire gun L-25 in Schumann mobile tank mount, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageExplosive Collection: Artillery: 19th century and earlier guns

Artillery: 19th century and earlier guns, Gruson 5, 7 cm rapid fire gun L-30 in Kasematt mount, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern

Background imageExplosive Collection: Drone image of 2023 Iceland Volcano Eruption at Fagradalsfjall near Reykjavik

Drone image of 2023 Iceland Volcano Eruption at Fagradalsfjall near Reykjavik

Background imageExplosive Collection: Colorful macro of a single isolated dahlia blossom in pop art painting style on blue background

Colorful macro of a single isolated dahlia blossom in pop art painting style on blue background

Background imageExplosive Collection: Surreal fantasy intense colored detailed flower macro portrait of an isolated single star-like blooming open dahlia

Surreal fantasy intense colored detailed flower macro portrait of an isolated single star-like blooming open dahlia blossom, yellow, red, black back

Background imageExplosive Collection: Germany, Berlin. DDR Museum. Grenades

Germany, Berlin. DDR Museum. Grenades

Background imageExplosive Collection: WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF

WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

Background imageExplosive Collection: 250lb Bombs at the Swindon Works, early 1940s

250lb Bombs at the Swindon Works, early 1940s
An image of some completed 250lb bombs being loaded onto GWR open wagon No. 44 in December 1940

Background imageExplosive Collection: Italy-Bridge-Transport-Demolition

Italy-Bridge-Transport-Demolition
Explosive charges blow up the eastern pylons of Genoas Morandi motorway bridge on June 28, 2019 in Genoa

Background imageExplosive Collection: A worker fills gunpowder mixture in small paper rolls to make firecrackers at a factory

A worker fills gunpowder mixture in small paper rolls to make firecrackers at a factory for the upcoming Diwali festival, on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 8, 2011

Background imageExplosive Collection: NMK 60911 : Atombomb very loud sound noisy cracker on Diwali deepawali festival ; Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

NMK 60911 : Atombomb very loud sound noisy cracker on Diwali deepawali festival ; Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

Background imageExplosive Collection: Gunpowder measurer (copper alloy)

Gunpowder measurer (copper alloy)
2966566 Gunpowder measurer (copper alloy) by English School, (19th century); Tower of London, London, UK; (add.info.: A copper alloy gunpowder measurer)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Firework display of St George on a horse fighting a fire-breathing dragon from Babington's Pyrotechnia

Firework display of St George on a horse fighting a fire-breathing dragon from Babington's Pyrotechnia
7225138 Firework display of St George on a horse fighting a fire-breathing dragon from Babington's Pyrotechnia, or a Discourse of Artificiall Fireworks, 1635 (paper) by English School

Background imageExplosive Collection: Adapting industry to the war effort

Adapting industry to the war effort
EHT875482 Adapting industry to the war effort: Artillery shell casings at various stages of completion at the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Background imageExplosive Collection: Adapting industry to the war effort: Workers finishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle

Adapting industry to the war effort: Workers finishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle
EHT875479 Adapting industry to the war effort: Workers finishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Background imageExplosive Collection: Title page from John Babington's Pyrotechnia

Title page from John Babington's Pyrotechnia
7225143 Title page from John Babington's Pyrotechnia, or a Discourse of Artificiall Fireworks, 1635 (paper) by English School

Background imageExplosive Collection: A firework ship, a firework mermaid

A firework ship, a firework mermaid
7225140 A firework ship, a firework mermaid, and a firework dragon emerging from a castle to fight a knight on water horseback, from Babington's Pyrotechnia

Background imageExplosive Collection: Green explosion animation sprite sheet isolated on black background

Green explosion animation sprite sheet isolated on black background

Background imageExplosive Collection: set of Hazard symbols. Warning signs

set of Hazard symbols. Warning signs

Background imageExplosive Collection: Siege Operations at Chatham: destruction of the stockade by gun-cotton and powder

Siege Operations at Chatham: destruction of the stockade by gun-cotton and powder, 1871. British Army training

Background imageExplosive Collection: Siege Operations at Chatham: stockade prepared for blowing up with gun-cotton and powder

Siege Operations at Chatham: stockade prepared for blowing up with gun-cotton and powder, 1871. British Army training

Background imageExplosive Collection: Chatham Siege Operations: blowing up rafts on the Medway, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Chatham Siege Operations: blowing up rafts on the Medway, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Chatham Siege Operations: blowing up rafts on the Medway, 1871. British Army training

Background imageExplosive Collection: Chatham Siege Operations: explosion of mines under the Medway, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Chatham Siege Operations: explosion of mines under the Medway, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Chatham Siege Operations: explosion of mines under the Medway, 1871. British Army training

Background imageExplosive Collection: 72 Triangular Warning Hazard Symbols

72 Triangular Warning Hazard Symbols

Background imageExplosive Collection: Construction Worker with Detonating Device

Construction Worker with Detonating Device
(Original Caption) 1/19/1932-New York, NY- Boring deep into the rock which forms the bed of the island of Manhattan

Background imageExplosive Collection: Ruins of Bombed Building

Ruins of Bombed Building
Workers sift through the rubble of a marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon which collapsed after a truck filled with explosives crashed through a gate and smashed into the building

Background imageExplosive Collection: Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Owen Eagan, a bomb expert in the New York City Fire Department's Bureau of Combustibles



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Explosive: Unleashing the Power of Destruction and Resilience" From the thunderous roar of Wellington Bombers to the indomitable spirit of Lancaster Bomber crews, history has witnessed the awe-inspiring might forces. But not all explosions are born from conflict; some emerge as celestial marvels like the mesmerizing Crab Nebula, captivating us with its cosmic fireworks. In London's darkest hours during the Blitz, Whitechapel Fire Station stood tall amidst chaos, a symbol of resilience against relentless bombings. Known as "Eyes Of The Fleet, " these brave firefighters fought valiantly to protect their city and its people. Yet explosions can also be harbingers of terror, as seen in the IRA bombing that shook Westminster - a stark reminder that even sacred institutions are vulnerable. German Armoured Vehicles rolling through war-torn streets in 1944 left destruction in their wake, while Brimstone missiles on triple launchers unleashed devastation upon enemy strongholds. But not all explosives bring destruction; sometimes they ignite joy and celebration. A simple firework rocket on a stick lights up our night skies with vibrant colors and crackling sounds, reminding us to cherish life's fleeting moments. In an instant captured by a digital image sequence, we witness both danger and salvation. As an explosive charge propels a pilot from his aircraft into uncertainty, he finds solace suspended from a parachute high above ground - proof that even amidst chaos, hope prevails. And finally, we remember Foreign Street in Camberwell during World War II's Blitz - once filled with bustling life but now reduced to rubble. Yet amid this desolation emerges humanity's unyielding spirit for rebuilding shattered communities brick by brick. Explosions hold immense power - destructive or transformative - shaping our world throughout history. They remind us that within every explosion lies potential for both devastation and rebirth – whether it be in wartime battles or the celestial wonders of the universe.

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