Odham's Printing Works after air raid, 1918
Here we see the damaged caused to Odham's Printing Works at Long Acre, London, on the night of 28-29 January 1918. Tragically the basement of the building was being used as an air raid shelter, and the bomb killed 38 people and wounded 85. The bomb was dropped by Giant R.12 (probably the sole Zeppelin-Staaken R.IV to see active service). Note the large printing machine covered with rubble to bottom left, and the group of men in uniform at bottom right, presumably part of the rescue efforts.
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