Balham high road London Oct 14 1940.
London transport LT669 seen in a bomb crater on 14th October 1940, the bus was left by the crew during an air raid, after the raid the crew returned to find the bus sticking out of the crater. Sadly the bomb had hit a sewer main that burst and flooded the underground station below killing around 69 people. The bus was later rebuilt and back in use by the December.
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Balham high road London Oct 14 1940.
London transport LT669 seen in a bomb crater on 14th October 1940, the bus was left by the crew during an air raid, after the raid the crew returned to find the bus sticking out of the crater. Sadly the bomb had hit a sewer main that burst and flooded the underground station below killing around 69 people. The bus was later rebuilt and back in use by the December.
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Uploaded on July 2, 2014
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