German night Gotha aeroplane bombing raid on London 31 Oct/1 Nov 1917, 1925 map

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'Map of a German night aeroplane raid on London, 31st. , Nov., 1917'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918"; by Captain Joseph Morris, Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, London. Type: Vintage military map. A major Gotha raid was mounted on 30 or 31 October. The bomb load including large numbers of a newly developed  kg (10 lb) incendiary bomb. 22 Gothas took off, of which over half released their bombs over Kent which had little effect other than the destruction of a gasometer in Ramsgate. Bombs were dropped on the eastern suburbs, but many of the incendiaries failed to ignite, and five aircraft crashed when attempting to land.

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Size: 6691px × 4258px
Location: England
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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