Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of the civil population as well as military personnel against enemy attacks (
Bombing) from the air. They are similar to
bunkers in many regards, though they are not designed against ground attack (many have been successfully used as defensive structures in such situations anyway).
Air raid shelters were built specifically to serve as protection against enemy
air raids. However, pre-existing
edifices designed for other functions, such as
underground stations (tube or
subway stations),
tunnels, or
cellars in houses,
basements in larger establishments, and
railway arches, were also utilised. These structures, being below ground or almost so, and being especially strengthened to support the weight of the buildings above them, were therefore particularly suitable to safeguard people during air raids. A commonly used home made shelter was known as the
Anderson shelter which would be built with beds, in the garden to protect from air raids.
Size: 8x14
- Construction: 24 Gage Steel with rusted and distressed rounded, riveted corners.
- Ready to Hang
- Made in the USA
; "Air Raid 150 - 14x8, Vintaged")