Bomb damage to No. 24 shop at Swindon Works in 1942
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Swindon Works should have been a prime target for the German Luftwaffe, but the Works remained relatively unscathed from any air raids on the town. This image taken on 27th July 1942 shows a bomb crater on the edge of No.24 Shop in the Carriage and Wagon Works. This was not a direct hit, but the damaged roof and shattered windows of No.24 Shop illustrates the force of such a bomb explosion. Several workmen are examining the crater, probably thankful the bomb did not land any closer
Copyright © STEAM Museum of the GWR
Media ID 19929943
Date: 28th February 2014
Unique Reference Number: W7 031 & HWW2-2 047
Image Size: 3076 x 2376 Pixels
Filesize is 1.76MB
Associated Categories: Carriage and Wagon Works
Associated Categories: The Railway at War
Associated Categories: Second World War
Associated Categories: No 24 Shop
Keywords: 24 shop, bomb damage, carriage and wagon works, swindon, swindon works, world war 2