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| Picture No | 10731386 |
| Date | 1917 |
| Description | Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1 |
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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).
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| Source | A sketch impression by a naval eye witness in The Graphic, 18 August 1917 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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