Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1
An air raid over Southend-on-Sea in Essex on 12 August 1917 in which 10 men, 13 women and 9 children were killed. The raid was destined for London but intercepted by British planes the German aircraft retreated dropping some of its bombs on the town. The Graphic magazine, which printed this picture indignantly and sarcastically calls Southend a fortress (it wasn't)
Picture No
14098242
Media ID
45689702
Size
3600px x 4855px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
A sketch impression by a naval eye witness in The Graphic, 18 August 1917
Date
1917
