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Air Raids Collection

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Building the outer foundations for an air raid shelter in a garden in Hextable

Building the outer foundations for an air raid shelter in a garden in Hextable. 1938

Background imageAir Raids Collection: London during the Blitz While services are being held in London, commemorating the

London during the Blitz While services are being held in London, commemorating the second anniversary of The Battle of Britain

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed house in the Dartford area after a German air raid

Home front 1940. Destroyed house in the Dartford area after a German air raid

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Smoke and debris thrown skywards after a direct hit from a German bomb in the suburbs

Smoke and debris thrown skywards after a direct hit from a German bomb in the suburbs

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Showing the destruction caused by German bombing, Brits go about

Home front 1940. Showing the destruction caused by German bombing, Brits go about their normal daily business, even in the throes of war

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Bomb damage at Crayford

Home front 1940. Bomb damage at Crayford

Background imageAir Raids Collection: A destroyed home, after a German air raid

A destroyed home, after a German air raid

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed home in the Crayford area, after a German air raid

Home front 1940. Destroyed home in the Crayford area, after a German air raid

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. The destruction caused by a German air raid

Home front 1940. The destruction caused by a German air raid

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Servicemen on leave. Find their homes damaged and surrounded by debris

Home front 1940. Servicemen on leave. Find their homes damaged and surrounded by debris, and still find the happy side

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. A boy holds the world in his hand, he has just discovered the

Home front 1940. A boy holds the world in his hand, he has just discovered the globe in his bomb damage school, at Northfleet

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940 A bus driver cleans debris from an air raid up before reporting

Home front 1940 A bus driver cleans debris from an air raid up before reporting for work at Bexleyheath

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. The aftermath of a German air raid in which landmines (dropped

Home front 1940. The aftermath of a German air raid in which landmines (dropped by parachute) were dropped in Sidcup, destroying a complete Street in the process

Background imageAir Raids Collection: A house showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss

A house showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss from German bombs

Background imageAir Raids Collection: A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after

A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss from German bombs

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. A residential area showing signs of being heavily damaged after

Home front 1940. A residential area showing signs of being heavily damaged after a night raid from German bombers in the Bexleyheath area. (Lower left can be seen an Anderson shelter)

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed home in Sidcup, after a German air raid

Home front 1940. Destroyed home in Sidcup, after a German air raid

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Air raid damage, Crayford

Home front 1940. Air raid damage, Crayford

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Damage caused to Sidcups main road during the German aerial onslaught

Damage caused to Sidcups main road during the German aerial onslaught

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses

Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses have been hit by German aerial bombs

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed house lies dormant after German bombers had finished

Home front 1940. Destroyed house lies dormant after German bombers had finished their bombing in Crayford

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded

Home front 1940. A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss from German bombs

Background imageAir Raids Collection: House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. clearing up after a raid at Sidcup

Home front 1940. clearing up after a raid at Sidcup

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. An end of terrace house destroyed after a raid on Eltham by German

Home front 1940. An end of terrace house destroyed after a raid on Eltham by German bombers

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Damage caused to Sidcups main road repaired after having been heavily damaged by

Damage caused to Sidcups main road repaired after having been heavily damaged by the German bombing during the war. 1946

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Home front 1940. House in the residential area of Bexley badly hit during the German

Home front 1940. House in the residential area of Bexley badly hit during the German air onslaught

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Salvaged belongings, after robot plane crash. Furniture, and other household belongings

Salvaged belongings, after robot plane crash. Furniture, and other household belongings salvaged from wrecked homes are piled in the street after a robot plane had crashed in southern England

Background imageAir Raids Collection: German raider over London. The scene a few hours afterwards. 28 November 1916

German raider over London. The scene a few hours afterwards. 28 November 1916

Background imageAir Raids Collection: German raider over London. Scenes of excitement. 28 November 1916

German raider over London. Scenes of excitement. 28 November 1916

Background imageAir Raids Collection: London Air Raid. 1914-1918

London Air Raid. 1914-1918

Background imageAir Raids Collection: A little boy riding a cart pulled by his pony proudly shows off the bottle of milk

A little boy riding a cart pulled by his pony proudly shows off the bottle of milk he is taking back to his family despite the war torn housing all around him, Eynsford, Kent

Background imageAir Raids Collection: The interior of a flooded dug out in Sidcup, Kent. Mr George Harris attempts

The interior of a flooded dug out in Sidcup, Kent. Mr George Harris attempts to bucket the water out. 1939

Background imageAir Raids Collection: Mrs Ellis and Valerie Ellis sitting in an air raid shelter in Downham, Kent

Mrs Ellis and Valerie Ellis sitting in an air raid shelter in Downham, Kent. 1939

Background imageAir Raids Collection: An air raid shelter and sign in Gravesend, Kent. 1938

An air raid shelter and sign in Gravesend, Kent. 1938


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