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Tower Bridge 30th May 1939:
http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/331...52222F25EC092C Tower Bridge 1 January 1939: http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/506...0A760B0D811297 Tower Bridge 1 January 1939: http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/504...0A760B0D811297 Piccadilly Circus 1939: http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/327...3FEF406871B787 Piccadilly Circus 1 Jan 190, according to the site caption: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...9403310559.jpg NOTE: The dates I've given are the ones shown on the site. These may not be correct. Some of these photos look like they may be from later dates (from the Blitz). Bomb damage near London/St. Paul's: Colour 1 January1940: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...9403430994.jpg 1 January1940: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...anuary1940.jpg 30dec1940: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...230dec1940.jpg No date: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12.../Ws3271401.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...back/W1940.jpg Maybe of interest: "1939: Three men operating a height finder in Kent, at the first permanent battery site for 4.5 anti-aircraft guns": http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...k/w3379149.jpg Similar height finder August 1939: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...9393242120.jpg |
German recon photo 1944:
"21st September 1944: A Nazi photograph of Dover harbour, taken with a long range camera. The entrance to the harbour, a patrol ship and its barrage balloon are clearly marked on the image." http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...9443324948.jpg Churchill 1946 Dover Castle: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...Wd71107940.jpg |
I meant to post on this thread last week but i just didn't have the time...I wanted to point out that during most of the 20th Century London was a really dirty city with respect to air pollution. This had a profound affect on a lot of londons bulidings covering them in a layer of a soot type material.
http://en.wikivisual.com/images/b/b3...edralSouth.jpg this is just one example of St Paul's (1970's in colour) to illustrate the point its difficult to do in b/w photos. London suffered from "smog" during the first half of the 20th Century due to sulphur gas being realised from coal. I personally remember seeing historic buildings being cleaned up during the 1980's and they were black with soot. hope it helps.:) |
1993 Westminster Abbey was cleaned (the outside):
Article: http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=6649,3882705 |
Discovered fascinating historical 'monument' that was present in London during BoB. A Bf 110 was shot down, belly landed, crew captured, and the plane was put on display in London in August 1940. It was the same plane visible in photos in the LIFE magazine article as it arrived in USA, and which then all the analysis/tests were performed by the Americans.
I have the LIFE magazine article with photos, and the analysis report. But no pics found so far on how it appeared when displayed in London. Some details, from John Vasco (Bf 110 historian & writer)
__________________ EDIT: additional info and pics Photo of where it ditched successfully: http://www.asisbiz.com/IL2/Bf-110/Bf...15-1940-01.jpg Photo of it being put on display in London: http://www.asisbiz.com/IL2/Bf-110/Bf...15-1940-01.jpg "..came down at Hawkhurst following the Croydon raid of 15 August 1940, seen here being put on display in Hendon Park. The crew of Oblt. Alfred Habisch, pilot, and Uffz. Ernst Elfner, Bordfunker, survived into captivity. Messerschmitt Bf-110D-0/B, S9+CK, was probably the most photographed aircraft of the Luftwaffe. Shot down in the early evening of 15 August 1940, it was subsequently put on display in the second half of August in a London street, and later at the end of the month in Hendon Park." |
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Your first link is Bf110 D-0/B S9+CK, JAGUAR ! crash-landed in France on July 21th, after being damaged during a shipping strike. Check the 70/71 fuselage camo. http://www.asisbiz.com/IL2/Bf-110/Bf...15-1940-01.jpg Quote:
http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/S9CK2.jpg http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/S9CK1.jpg In front and below the nose the bombenaufhängung ETC 500/IX b http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/S9CK.jpg The AEC Regent bus line "19" and Tram "33" ? could help to find the place where this One ten was parked. http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/Routes/019.htm 1C Got the AEC Regent DD bus, with missing frames on some windows !!! ; ) http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/AECRegentII.jpghttp://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/AECRegentI.jpg The LIFE magazine article, April 21, 1941, see pages 34 - 35 http://books.google.com/books?id=pEw...age&q=&f=false ... |
Rodolphe42, you are right. Will edit post.
I managed to find another photo of the display of it in London. Haven't figured out the address yet. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/...49_468x352.jpg |
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