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31. Recovery of PLUTO: men winding up the pipeline.
*Recovery of PLUTO: men winding up the pipeline. The pipes forming PLUTO - the Pipeline Under The Ocean - were recovered after the war to retrieve the valuable lead they contained. This picture of...
32. The South Africa Star (1943).
*The South Africa Star (1943). The Blue Star Line's 'South Africa Star' (1943, 8529 GRT) in the Royal Albert Dock in July 1965. Built at Seattle-Tacona as the escort carrier USS...
33. The U155 at Tower Bridge.
*The U155 at Tower Bridge. Launched at the Flensburger Schiffbau yard on 28 March 1916, 'U155' was seized after the Armistice on 24 November 1918. She was taken to Britain and...
34. The ruins of the Woolworth's store on New Cross Road, Deptford.
*The ruins of the Woolworth's store on New Cross Road, Deptford. The V2 had a considerable psychological effect on Londoners as, unlike the V1 Flying Bomb, which made a characteristic buzzing sound, the V2...
35. The Empire Windrush.
*The Empire Windrush. The 'Empire Windrush' in 1948. In June of that year, she brought 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury. They were the first of the many Caribbean...
36. The landing craft LCM42 at the Badcock Yard.
*The landing craft LCM42 at the Badcock Yard. The completed landing craft 'LCM42' at the D. Badcock (Marine) Ltd yard in Cubitt Town, one of a series of pictures taken on 25 August 1941.
37. The ruins of South Hallsville School.
*The ruins of South Hallsville School. The destruction of the South Hallsville School in September 1940 was one of the worst incidents during a war in which children were directly in the...
38. The ruins caused by a V1 strike on Elsenham Road, East Ham.
*The ruins caused by a V1 strike on Elsenham Road, East Ham. Germany launched its new V1 weapon from Pas-de-Calais on the northern coast of France on 12 June 1944. The first ten failed to reach the country but...
39. The opening of the Bounty Exhibition in the East Wing.
*The opening of the Bounty Exhibition in the East Wing. The 'Bounty Bus', which was used to advertise the 'Bounty' exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in 1989. This commemorated the 200th...
40. The railway marshalling yard in Silvertown during the Blitz.
*The railway marshalling yard in Silvertown during the Blitz. Marshalling yards were a primary target for the German bombers. By damaging London's railway facilities the enemy hoped to paralyse the commercial...
 
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