German incendiary bomb, type B1.3E, 1938 (c)
Incendiary bombs were designed to start fires. They were usually dropped in tandem with high-explosive bombs. During the London Blitz (7 September 1940-May 1941) thousands of incendiary devices caused widespread damage to the docks and industrial centres of the capital. The fires they caused also destroyed thousands of houses.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2009-09-19-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Army At Home gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2009-09-19-1