Air raid damage to the gas holder at Swindon Works, 1942
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Swindon Works following the air raid on 27th July 1942. The gas holder at the gas works is pock-marked by machine gun fire from a lone aircraft that had swooped over the town early in the morning. A fire broke out in the gas holder, but it was quickly put out and the holes were plugged with clay to prevent any further damage. It is interesting to note the strange breathing apparatus worn by the two men in the left of the image; presumably masks to combat the effects of any escaping gas
Media ID 19929935
Date: 28th February 2014
Unique Reference Number: W7 035 & HWW2-2 084
Image Size: 2776 x 2048 Pixels
Filesize is 0.86MB
Associated Categories: Swindon Works
Associated Categories: The Railway at War
Associated Categories: Second World War
Keywords: air raid, damage, gas holder, gas works, machine gun, swindon works, world war 2