World War II Airfields & Radar Stations
Greenford Civil Air Raid Shelter
16th September 2008
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The light coloured duel lines painted around the base of the shelter were to make it visible to people during a blackout
The light coloured duel lines painted around the base of the shelter were to make it visible to people during a blackout
 The re-inforcing steel mesh can be clearly seen in this photo
The re-inforcing steel mesh can be clearly seen in this photo
 And finally the shelter is reduced to a pile of rubble
And finally the shelter is reduced to a pile of rubble
This sequence of three photographs was supplied to me by the mother-in-law who lived in the Greenford area of Middlesex during World War II. The photos are relatively rare in showing a standard civil type air raid shelter being demolished by a wrecking ball attached to the jib of a mobile crane. The Greenford area was a prime target for aerial bombing due to its close proximity to both central London and RAF Northolt.
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