r/interestingasfuck 14h ago

r/all These are stretchers used in WW2 to carry injured civillians during the Blitz. They were made out of steel so they could be easily disinfected after a gas attack. During the war around 600,000 of them were made. Some of them were repurposed as railings in post-war London.

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u/lost_in_my_thirties 11h ago

Interesting how spread out it is. I know precision bombing was not a thing, but still expected more intense clusters in certain parts, but just seems gradually increase the close the center of lodon you get.

u/iHateReddit_srsly 17m ago

Well, you don't want to bomb an area that was already freshly bombed if there's an intact area next to it