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Explosive Collection

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: 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: 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: Firework rocket on stick

Firework rocket on stick

Background imageExplosive Collection: Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing 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: 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). The TBM, first known as the TBF Avenger

Background imageExplosive Collection: Naked Man Amid Destruction

Naked Man Amid Destruction

Background imageExplosive Collection: Canberras

Canberras
31st May 1952: A squadron of twin-jet Canberra bombers. A light bomber which carries no armament, relying on speed and height. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5879 - RAF Scare: The Truth - pub

Background imageExplosive Collection: 1941 Avro Lancaster, bomber with dorsal gun turret, blue-white-red RAF logo on side

1941 Avro Lancaster, bomber with dorsal gun turret, blue-white-red RAF logo on side

Background imageExplosive Collection: Explosives detonator with push-down handle

Explosives detonator with push-down handle

Background imageExplosive Collection: Doomed B-24

Doomed B-24
circa 1944: A US Airforce B-24 Liberator bomber goes down in flames in a raid over Austria, during World War II. The American Airforce photographer who took the picture was quoted as saying I felt

Background imageExplosive Collection: Lancaster Bomber

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1942: A Lancaster bomber on the airfield ready for its next mission. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Stukas In Formation

Stukas In Formation
circa 1940: German Stuka dive-bombers fly in formation. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Flying Formation

Flying Formation
circa 1945: Aerial view of three Army Air Corps Boeing bomber Flying Fortress planes traveling south over the Manhattan skyline, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Bullets and projectiles

Bullets and projectiles
Illustration of a bullets and projectiles

Background imageExplosive Collection: 1943 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, metallic-white bomber with star painted on side

1943 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, metallic-white bomber with star painted on side

Background imageExplosive Collection: Spherical black bomb with a fuse

Spherical black bomb with a fuse

Background imageExplosive Collection: EOD expert using robot to investigate attache case

EOD expert using robot to investigate attache case

Background imageExplosive Collection: Fuse attached to bundle of dynamite

Fuse attached to bundle of dynamite

Background imageExplosive Collection: Digital illustration of navy ship using surface-launched charges as anti-submarine weapons causing

Digital illustration of navy ship using surface-launched charges as anti-submarine weapons causing barrage of concussive blasts underwater

Background imageExplosive Collection: Cross section digital illustration showing how naval breech-loader fires ammunition from the rear

Cross section digital illustration showing how naval breech-loader fires ammunition from the rear

Background imageExplosive Collection: Digital illustration showing offshore bombardment of fortress using mortar mounted on reinforced

Digital illustration showing offshore bombardment of fortress using mortar mounted on reinforced deck of battleship with explosive shells fired in high arc

Background imageExplosive Collection: Illustration of barrel containing gunpowder with fuse lit

Illustration of barrel containing gunpowder with fuse lit

Background imageExplosive Collection: Illustration of Vickers Vimy, 1st World War bomber

Illustration of Vickers Vimy, 1st World War bomber

Background imageExplosive Collection: Illustration of various aircraft, Douglas DC-8 refuelling a B-1 aircraft mid-air, U-2 spy plane

Illustration of various aircraft, Douglas DC-8 refuelling a B-1 aircraft mid-air, U-2 spy plane, B-2 stealth bomber, MIT Daedalus, Sukhoi Su-27, Solar Challenger

Background imageExplosive Collection: Bombs Dropping

Bombs Dropping
500 pound bombs dropped from a US Army Air Force Flying Fortress bomber fall towards an oil refinery at Leghorn. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Hawker Hart

Hawker Hart
1935: Hawker Hart a light bi-plane day-bomber which in its day (1930) outpaced every RAF fighter. Though it had a tendency to pull to the left on take-off it had a good rate of climb

Background imageExplosive Collection: The Hampden

The Hampden
June 1938: A Handley Page bomber, the Hampden, on the airfield at Radlett, Hertfordshire. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Avro Lancastrian

Avro Lancastrian
12th July 1946: A Lancastrian aircraft at the trade show at Handley Page airfield in Radlett, Hertfordshire. The aircraft is fitted with two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engines

Background imageExplosive Collection: Children Watch Planes

Children Watch Planes
29th June 1928: Schoolchildren watch bombers rehearsing for the Royal Airforce display and pageant at Hendon Aerodrome, London. (Photo by Davies/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Air Raid Damage

Air Raid Damage
1st October 1940: A warden inspecting the damage after German aircraft dropped bombs on the city. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Post War U-Boat Pen

Post War U-Boat Pen
19th October 1945: A U-boat in pen at Finkenwerde, near Hamburg, wrecked by Royal Air Force bombs during the war. The Royal Engineers continue with the demolition process using former German

Background imageExplosive Collection: Ava In Flight

Ava In Flight
1926: The new Ava bomber descending after its public maiden flight at the Royal Airforce display and pageant at Hendon Aerodrome, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Wellington Barracks

Wellington Barracks
1944: The Royal Military Chapel at the Wellington Barracks, London, which was damaged in an air raid by flying bombs. The bombs fell during the Sunday morning service with substantial loss of life

Background imageExplosive Collection: US Army Flying Fortresses

US Army Flying Fortresses
3rd April 1944: US Army Fortresses fly in tier formation in manoeuvres over south east USA. This is in preparation for joining one of the Allied theatres of war overseas

Background imageExplosive Collection: Lockheed Bomber

Lockheed Bomber
circa 1943: A U.S. Navy Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber flies over a mountain range during a long-range mission, World War II. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: B-25 Mitchell

B-25 Mitchell
circa 1940: An American B-25 Mitchell bomber on a bombing run over France. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Flying Fortress

Flying Fortress
circa 1955: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses belonging to the American army. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageExplosive Collection: Braemar Bomber

Braemar Bomber
1918: A Braemar Mark II bomber, which was developed for the bombing of Berlin but rendered obsolete by the armistice ans was modified to become a passenger plane


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