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A German dirigible bomb-dropper at work
Unknown, 1914, Press cutting, Reproduction
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A German dirigible bomb-dropper at work
A German dirigible bomb-dropper at work
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31696
Title
A German dirigible bomb-dropper at work passing Antwerp Cathedral
Description
From the Illustrated London News published September 5th 1914. Drawn from material supplied by Arthur Hewett, an eyewitness.
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Unknown
Date
1914
Size
39.6 x 26.7 cm
Type
Press cutting
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Reproduction
The First World War was the first conflict in which civilians were targeted by bombing raids from the air. This particular attack was by a German dirigible over Antwerp and its objective was to destroy a number of public buildings. Fortunately no buildings of importance were damaged but 7 citizens were killed and 20 more were injured.
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