Beckton gasworks, Blitz

Date: 7 September 1940 Reference: AIR 34/734 Creator: Air Ministry, the Royal Air Force, and related bodies Catalogue context: Evidence in camera: pre-war German photographs of U.K. 12 photographs have been included within this folder of aerial views from negatives made by the German Luftwaffe over Britain before World War II. Items (1) and (2) were taken during the war. These are described below. (1)"Coventry&#34, print of Negative no 61633, annotated showing the outline of the Morris Works target and sites of bomb craters lying outside the intended target area, 27 November 1940, size: 30cm x 60cm. (2)"Beckton&#34, print from Negative no 61635, showing"Attack 7-9-40 Beckton gasworks&#34, with barrage balloon or bomb falling towards the river Thames, 3 German bombers visible, 7 September 1940, size: 18cm x 36cm. (3)"Bristol&#34, annotated aerial photograph No 1018 L 73, taken at a scale of 1:17200, with key in German, showing (A) Gasworks of the Bristol Gas Company to the Floating Harbour (B) Albion and Wapping Dock (C) Woodyard and saw mills to the Floating Harbour (D) mill and grain warehouses (E) railway bridge over the Floati... Categories: Second World War Subjects: Air Force; Americas; Armed Forces (General Administration); Coal; Conflict; Manufacturing; Mutual societies; Navy; Operations, battles and campaigns; Prisons; Railways; Trade and commerce; Weapons Topics: Business, finance and innovation; Crime, courts and justice; International trade and affairs; Military and war; Transport and travel Period: Second World War Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf