bombing raid

The War Requiem was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962, after the original 14th Century building was destroyed in a World War Two bombing raid.

The main bombing raid was on Bath, but Brixius's flight was on a diversionary path to draw RAF fighters away from the main pack.

He died when a bomber crashed in India following a World War II bombing raid on Japan.

Army airman from Michigan who died along with 10 other crew members when a bomber crashed in India following a World War II bombing raid on Japan.

Damage to the main stand of the Salford football ground can be seen in the photo, after it was hit in a bombing raid in March 1941.