Air Raid Collection (page 7)

British bombs fall on a power plant in Cologne, 1942-45 (b / w photo)
STC368769 British bombs fall on a power plant in Cologne, 1942-45 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Der zweite Weltkrieg im Bild. Band II)

Photograph taken when Royal Air Force Lancasters attacked Dresden (b / w photo)
NAM306537 Photograph taken when Royal Air Force Lancasters attacked Dresden (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; German

Blood and Iron: An Air-raid in the North, illustration from The Naval Front
STC309839 Blood and Iron: An Air-raid in the North, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S. Maxwell, 1920 (colour litho) by Maxwell

A heroic rescue (colour litho)
2784266 A heroic rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic rescue. During an enemy air raid on Turin, some of our aviation officers)

Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne, 8 October 1914 (litho)
976452 Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne, 8 October 1914 (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne)

German V-1 flying bombs over London, World War II, 1944-1945 (colour litho)
6033027 German V-1 flying bombs over London, World War II, 1944-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German V-1 flying bombs over London)

Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, flagship of Admiral Nagumo, Pearl Harbor
PNP272522 Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, flagship of Admiral Nagumo, Pearl Harbor, 7th December, 1941 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A couple in an air raid shelter, 11 Cardigan Avenue, Leeds, 15th October 1940 (b / w photo)
LLS218002 A couple in an air raid shelter, 11 Cardigan Avenue, Leeds, 15th October 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

Civil defence rescue squads recovering victims of an air raid from the rubble of their homes during the Blitz
6033026 Civil defence rescue squads recovering victims of an air raid from the rubble of their homes during the Blitz, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho) by English School

Houses destroyed by a German air raid on Cambridge, World war II, June 1940 (b / w photo)
6015303 Houses destroyed by a German air raid on Cambridge, World war II, June 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ruins of Middle Temple Hall, London, after a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II
6015292 Ruins of Middle Temple Hall, London, after a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, 16 October 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Children taking an evening class at Elephant and Castle Station on the London Underground during the Blitz
6015278 Children taking an evening class at Elephant and Castle Station on the London Underground during the Blitz, World War II, 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Massive daylight air raid on Berlin by the US Army Air Force, World War II, 29 April 1944 (b / w photo)
6015238 Massive daylight air raid on Berlin by the US Army Air Force, World War II, 29 April 1944 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

British air raid victim reporting damage his home to a civil defence incident officer, World War II, 1940-1945 (photo)
6015216 British air raid victim reporting damage his home to a civil defence incident officer, World War II, 1940-1945 (photo) by English Photographer

British Bristol Blenheim light bombers of the RAF attacking a German naval base, World War II (litho)
6014685 British Bristol Blenheim light bombers of the RAF attacking a German naval base, World War II (litho) by English School

Paris defiant in the face of air raids by German Zeppelins, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000299 Paris defiant in the face of air raids by German Zeppelins, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

When the Pigs begin to Fly (Die Blutwurst), illustration from The Kaiser
779914 When the Pigs begin to Fly (Die Blutwurst), illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub. 1916 (litho) by Sullivan

Broadgate Coventry after Raid, November 1940, 1940-44 (oil on board)
3506272 Broadgate Coventry after Raid, November 1940, 1940-44 (oil on board) by Townsend, Ernest (1880-1944); 24.6x34.6 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum

American destroyers USS Downes and USS Cassin and the battleship USS Pennsylvania damaged in the Japanese attack
6015350 American destroyers USS Downes and USS Cassin and the battleship USS Pennsylvania damaged in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941

American soldiers looking at a steam locomotive hit by an allied bombing raid on Munster, Germany, World War II
6015337 American soldiers looking at a steam locomotive hit by an allied bombing raid on Munster, Germany, World War II, 1945 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

British 3. 7 inch anti-aircaft gun in action, World War II, 1939-1945 (b / w photo)
6015291 British 3.7 inch anti-aircaft gun in action, World War II, 1939-1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of English poet John Milton in the Church of St Giles Cripplegate damaged by a German air raid on London during
6015290 Statue of English poet John Milton in the Church of St Giles Cripplegate damaged by a German air raid on London during the Blitz, World War II

Rescue workers clearing debris from a bombed building in Amen Court, City of London
6015212 Rescue workers clearing debris from a bombed building in Amen Court, City of London, after a major German incendiary bombing raid, World War II

Formation of British Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft heading to occupied France for a Channel sweep
6015174 Formation of British Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft heading to occupied France for a Channel sweep, a raid on German airfields, World War II, 1941 (photo) by English Photographer

Family killed in a bombing raid by a German Zeppelin, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000396 Family killed in a bombing raid by a German Zeppelin, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fighting a fire in a factory after a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho)
6033025 Fighting a fire in a factory after a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Air raid on London during the Blitz, World War II, 1940-1943 (colour litho)
6033023 Air raid on London during the Blitz, World War II, 1940-1943 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Air raid on London during the Blitz)

Destruction of Yorks medieval Guildhall by a German air raid during the Baedecker Blitz, World War II
6015329 Destruction of Yorks medieval Guildhall by a German air raid during the Baedecker Blitz, World War II, April 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Crater in front of the Royal Crescent, Bath, made by a German bomb dropped during the Baedecker Blitz, World War II
6015328 Crater in front of the Royal Crescent, Bath, made by a German bomb dropped during the Baedecker Blitz, World War II, April 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British Post Office workers laying new telephone cables after a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II
6015296 British Post Office workers laying new telephone cables after a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II, 1940-1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Burnt out store of John Lewis & Co on Oxford Street, London, after a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II
6015295 Burnt out store of John Lewis & Co on Oxford Street, London, after a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, 17 September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Destruction of St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London, by German incendiary bombs, World War II
6015277 Destruction of St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London, by German incendiary bombs, World War II, 29 December 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

American B-24 Liberator bombers attacking the oilfields at Ploesti, Romania, World War II, 1 August 1943 (b / w photo)
6015230 American B-24 Liberator bombers attacking the oilfields at Ploesti, Romania, World War II, 1 August 1943 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

London Fire Brigade tackles fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house in St Leonard StreetShoreditch received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb during the raid of the night

Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral silhouetted against the fires that raged around the cathedral

The City of London ablaze seen from the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral, after an estimated nine thousands incendiary bombs were dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of London

Commuters and City workers pick their way through a rubble strewn Stonecutters Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Workmen clear rubble from the Cheapside, City of London, the spire of St Mary-le-Bow, in the distance, following a Luftwaffe raid on the city 10th May 1941

Workmen clear away debris from collapsed Lantern Roof from Westminster Abbeys High Altar caused by incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe in the course of one of the heaviest air raids on London

The dome of St Pauls Cathedral looms over the devastated remains of Cannon Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Rubble litters Poppins Court following the most devastating air raid on London which took place on the night of 10/11 May 1941

Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

The wreckage of a car a blaze after being hit by a bomb, close to St Pauls underground station, London, during the air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Members of the Fire Brigade seen here fighting fires at Alec Brookes Ltd and Blades in Stewart Street, Shoreditch during a raid on the city. 11th January 1941

Firemen attempt to control fires in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service and London Fire Brigade seen here fighting a fire at the Liptons Tea Bonded Warehouse, Tabernacle Street

Soldiers discarded tunics and coats as they help with the clean up of Chelsea following the previous nights raid on the city. 23rd February 1944

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In the midst of chaos and destruction, a woman finds solace in a simple cup of tea. As air raids ravage New Cross, she defiantly sits amidst the bomb damage, refusing to let fear consume her spirit. The once bustling St Thomas Hospital stands as a haunting reminder of the devastating power unleashed from above. Meanwhile, in Berlin, March 1944 bears witness to the relentless bombing campaign that leaves the center of this historic city in ruins. A Heinkel 111 bomber aircraft ominously soars over Tower Bridge, symbolizing the constant threat looming overhead. Backyards across Bristol become makeshift sanctuaries as Anderson air raid shelters provide shelter for families during these tumultuous times. Their presence is a testament to resilience and determination against an enemy that strikes indiscriminately. Newton Abbot Station falls victim to bombs raining down from enemy planes in 1940. Locomotives lie damaged and broken, their once powerful engines now silent witnesses to war's destructive force. Reconnaissance photographs taken after heavy RAF attacks on Cologne reveal a city reduced to rubble. Swindon Works employees navigate through debris with unwavering resolve as they maneuver wheel sets by crane amidst the chaos of war. Mogul locomotive No. 8314 bears scars inflicted by bombs in 1941—a poignant reminder that even machines are not spared from destruction's touch. Paddington Station also suffers its share of devastation in 1941—an enduring symbol of London's resilience under fire. Amidst this turmoil emerges stories of heroism and hope: an ARP warden risking his life rescues a young girl trapped beneath wreckage during the London Blitz. These acts exemplify humanity's indomitable spirit when faced with adversity—rising above despair to protect one another. Through it all, we glimpse both tragedy and triumph etched into history's tapestry—the air raid sirens may have sounded terror but failed to extinguish our collective resilience.