Bus Crater - Balham

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Unused / unissued material - location and dates unclear or unknown.

London.

VS of a massive bomb crater in Balham High Road with the wreckage of a double-deck 88 bus lying in the crater.

Good panning shots showing the smashed sewer pipes and the badly damaged United Dairies...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60401
Sort Number:
UN 0260 D
Time in/Out:
01:49:29:00 / 01:51:33:00
Canister:
UN 260 D
Film ID:
1669.08
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  • Note that this clip currently has no date range.

    Seen here is the aftermath following the explosion of a 1400kg bomb on 14 October 1940, which badly damaged Balham Tube Station.

    More information about the incident is here......

    ww2today.com/14th-octob
    er-1940-disaster-at-balham-tube-station

    jamied 26th May 2012

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