Coventry Blitz
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The Coventry Blitz was a series of bombing raids that took place on the British city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The most devastating of these attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940 and continued into the morning of 15 November.
Winston Churchill, the Mayor J. A. Moseley, the Bishop of Coventry M. G. Haigh, the Deputy Mayor A. R. Grindlay, and others visiting the ruins of Coventry Cathedral in September 1941
Broadgate, Coventry in 1917
Coventry Cathedral in ruins after the Luftwaffe air raid
The Holy Trinity Church rises above a scene of devastation.
Triumph Engineering
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Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hinckley, gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers.
Model H, the "Trusty Triumph". 57,000 were made between 1915 and 1923
1924 Triumph Ricardo
1929 Triumph prototype with bevel-gear OHC
Triumph 3HW 350cc single made at Meriden from 1942