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41. 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...
42. 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...
43. The Mafeking Stores, West Ham.
*The Mafeking Stores, West Ham. A corner shop on Clifford Road in West Ham, named after the famous Battle of Mafeking in the Boer War. New streets built nearby included Pretoria,...
44. 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...
45. 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.
46. The Lusitania (1906).
*The Lusitania (1906). Cunard's 'Lusitania' was launched on the River Clyde on 16 June 1906. 785 feet long and 31,550 GRT, tons she took the title of the largest liner...
47. Woolwich Dockyard - part of the defences.
*Woolwich Dockyard - part of the defences. The overgrown remains of the defences at the old Woolwich Dockyard (closed in 1869), with a cannon on a raised platform and a defensive stone wall.
48. Wrens dismanting a large marine engine.
*Wrens dismanting a large marine engine. Wrens - women from the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) dismanting a large marine engine. During the War many women took on the jobs and services...
49. WRNS parachute packers.
*WRNS parachute packers. Wrens - members of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), an organisation in which many women performed important work during World War II. These...
50. Women dockyard workers.
*Women dockyard workers. Women dockyard workers during World War II. With millions of men drafted into the armed forces, many women took jobs in industry, entering what had...
 
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