Aerial Bombardment Operations

Historical aerial photographs showing bombing missions and military engagements during World War II in Europe and the Pacific.

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Hawaii - Pa Lehua Artillery Spur through Pali, Aerial Photograph.

Bombs falling on Steyr Ball Bearing Plant in 15th Air force attack on 2 April 1944.

Another forest fire in enemy-occupied areas by fire bombs from Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of a Fighter Group. Smoke from the brilliant fires shroud the countryside for miles, as the Germans in the defense positions are hopelessly trapped. This attack

ANOTHER ATTACK ON SINGAPORE--B-29 Superfortresses of Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey's 20th Bomber Command continue to wreak destruction on the important Japaneseanese held stronghold of Singapore. Hundreds of bombs plaster the Empire Dock, virtually

From the nose of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress thundering over the Japaneseanese mainland in the first Tokyo raid since the Doolittle raid, Capt. Raymond Creekmore took this photograph of Mt. Fuji. JAPAN.

Fantastic Towers Of Smoke Rise From Anti-Aircraft Positions Neutralized By A Force Of 57Th Bomb Wing North American B-25 Mitchells. Other Mitchell Bombers Successfully Attacked A Motor Transport Ferry That The Flak Guns Were Defending. The Target Is In

Photo Taken On 6 June 1944 Showing Allied Gliders In A Field Near The Invasion Coast Of France.

Ignoring the howls of a...

Our Consolidated B-24 airplanes banked into steep-walled ravines such as this to strafe Japanese ground troops.

On The Trail From The Motor Sled Camp To Beach Head Station. Pat And Mopey, Two Huskies, Taking Their Afternoon Siesta. Notre The Snow Wall Built To The Windward Side Of The Tent. The Tent Withstood A 125 Mile An Hour Gale With This Precaution.

Target At Bordeaux, France, Left In Smoke And Flames As A Result Of 8Th Air Force Bombing On 27 March 1944. Another Job 'Well Done' By The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 452Nd Bomb Group. (Altitude 21,000 Ft). Taken By Lt. E.P. Julius.

After The Blaze Of The North American P-51 (A/C 44-14034) Had Been Extinguished, Members Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Removed The Pilot'S Body From The Wreckage At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 30 July 1944.

Low level oblique photographs showing the dropping of supplies to French resistance groups. During the period 16 thru 60 June 44, a total of 318 heavy bombers carried out 8 missions of this kind. Some parachutes fail to open and supplies are

Their mission accomplished, the Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" of the 494th Bomb Group, leave their target behind them as they head back to their base. The target was a Japanese bivouac area in a partially wooded section six miles west of Cebu City

Air Attack From The Aleutians -- Pulling Out Of A Highly Destructive Run, This Mitchell Bomber Is Over Snow-Covered Kashiwabara Army Staging Area, Paramushiru Island In The Northern Kuriles, Where It Has Just Strafed Troops And Buildings After Scoring Dir

Pedro Miguel/Locks - Smoke Screen Tests, Aerial Photograph.

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

This Horse-Drawn Vehicle, Used By The Germans In Making A Getaway From The Bologna Area In Italy, Was Halted By Machine Gun Bullets From A Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The Animals Apparently Are Still Living, But The Vehicle Has Been Wrecked, Leaving Jerry

Raid on Tripoli, Tripolitania, Libya.

Strike Attack Osaka Urban Area, Japan. 1 June 1945.

River boat attacked by Maj. M. Cloke, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot, on 22 April 1944. France.

Hawaii - Pa Lehua Artillery Spur through Pali, Aerial Photograph.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

END OF THE BOMBS' ONE WAY PASSAGE, and of a Nazi war center. Billowing black smoke rising several thousand feet above a target in Kassel, Germany. Ordnance crews back at base will be pleased to know that is one load they won't have to handle again.

Incendiary Bombs Dropped By Planes Of The 7Th Bomb Group, 436Th Bomb Squadron Head For The Thittabwe Power Station On The Mon River In Burma On 2 January 1944.

Pola, Italy.--Pola, used as a sub base (note pens, top center) during the "Mare Nostrum" days, is now important as a supply and shipping center for both the Italian and Jugoslav fronts. This mission, 9 Jan. 1944 saw 319 tons dropped by 107 Boeing

Bomb Damage To The Bielefeld-Herford Railroad Bridge In Germany.

Hawaii - Kalihi Artillery, Aerial Photograph.

An allied invasion barge attacked by Nazi Stukas and ME-109's off coast of Pantelleria Island.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Aircraft, SINGLE,CURTISS War

Bombing of Lorient, France.

Troops And Supplies Are Dropped Behind The Front Lines At Wesel, Germany, By Consolidated B-24 On 24 March 1945.

This picture made from a photographic reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Army Air Forces shows part of the southeastern Sicilian coast, the day the Allies invaded. Scores of our boats can be seen, mostly transports and landing craft.

Photo collection Government information service. Atomic bombs, explosions. July 1, 1946

Ahrweiler Railroad Bridge After A 9Th Aaf Bombardment Attack. Germany

Smoke from erupting bombs cover one of the military centers from which robot planes are launched in the Calais area of Northern France as U.S. 8th AAF heavies attacked 22 June 44.

This Stretch Of Rails Between Verona And Vincenza, Italy, Was A Straight Line Before Republic P-47 Thunderbolts Of The Us 12Th Af Bombed The Tracks And Roadbeds, Causing A Slight Change In Direction. The Clean Cut And Damage To This Stretch And Along Man

Bombed Out Buzz-Bomb Installation Near Siracourt. Usaf Photo.

Allied landing craft along...

A daring raid on Tripoli Harbor, Tripolitania, Libya, 29 November 1942, USAAF Consolidated B-24's dropped tons of bombs on the Spanish Mole, Caramanli Mole, the Electrical Power base, installations and shipping. Looking back as they departed

Bombing of Vunakanau...

Description: Bombs Bursting among Wabbs S.E. of Galbariboa Fort. 3,500 ft. OBS OFR O Gayford. Location: British Somaliland Date: 1919 africa

ATTACKING HALMAHERA ISLAND, the last Japaneseanese bastion between New Guinea and the Philippines. A ternate oil dump goes up in smoke after an attack by Mitchell Bombers of the U.S. Army 5th Air Force and Far East Air Forces.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

U.S. Army bomber (over island in upper right) makes an approach on a poorly camouflaged Japanese vessel lying at anchor in Hansa Bay. The plane from which this picture was taken had just passed over the target, dropping the bombs which can be seen in the

Aerial view of the Casco Naval Airbase in the Massacre Bay Area, Attu, Aleutian Islands. Part of the Casco Cove can be seen on the extreme right of the photograph. The photograph was taken 20 September 1943 from an altitude of 4,000 feet.

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. C. Nederlands Front - Meidagen '40. Repro's telex messages and newspaper pages. German paratroopers above the Netherlands. May 1940. The Netherlands

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Hollandia. Aeroplane. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

Hawaii - Pohakea Artillery Spur, Aerial Photograph.

Communist Cuban MI-4 General Purpose Helicopter No. 25 on Cay at Northwest Beach Anguilla Island. Communist Cuban MI-4 General Purpose Helicopter No. 25 on Cay at Northwest Beach Anguilla Island.

Target Pointers (13 Dec 43.)

Pirmasens, just across the German frontier in the path of the advancing 7th Army, under smoke as a result of relentless 7th artillery and 1st Tactical Air Force aerial bombardment. This picture was taken by a First Tactical A.F. Martin B-26 Marauder

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Port du Graviere RR Bridge across Seine River, South of Rouen, France after bombing by U.S. Ninth Air Force and British Second Tactical Air Force.

ATTACKING HALMAHERA ISLAND, the last Japaneseanese bastion between New Guinea and the Philippines. A ternate oil dump goes up in smoke after an attack by Mitchell Bombers of the U.S. Army 5th Air Force and Far East Air Forces.

Burma-Siam Railroad Bridge Bombed - Two Spans Of The Burma-Siam Railroad Bridge At Kanchanaburi, Approximately 75 Miles West Of Bangkok, Lie In The Water, The Concrete Pier Supporting Them Destroyed, As The Result Of Bombardment Group, Operating In The In

OV-10A's of the Aerial Observation Section from the 1st Marine Division are seen in flight over the Republic of Vietnam on February 24, 1970. This photograph captures a moment of air support during the Vietnam War. (Defense Dept. Photo - Marine Corps)

The great mill disaster! c1878. photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. Washburn Mill as it appeared when the explosion occurred, Minneapolis, Minn., May 2, 1878.

Pennsylvania - Tobyhanna Military Reservation through Wilkes-Barre, Aerial Photograph.

Within a few seconds, a low-flying fighter-bombers have created an inferno of this demonstration target by dropping the new FTIB or fuel-tank incendiary bomb.

Ground occupied by Sickle's at time of Longstreets assault. Civil War Photograph Collection , No. 525. Battlefields, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, 1870-1880, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, Battlefields, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

An air-to-air right side view of five F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) over a target range. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Douglas A-20 Havoc Airplanes attack Japaneses at Karas, Dutch New Guinea.

An FW-190 that was blasted on July 30 by Maj. Roberts. It is on fire.

Civilian Conservation Corps - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

An ME-323 shot down by a Northwest African Coastal Air Force "Marauder" off Corsica.

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Battery Lamb on sea front. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Drawing-Bomb Damage Assessment, Hon Gay Railroad Yards, 6/8/43.

KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA-During bombing of large Austrian Luftwaffe base on Germany-Italy route.

The first bombs have hit the Italian cruiser "Trieste" anchored off La Maddelina, Sardinia

The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945 Anti-Submarine Weapons: A Royal Air Force Liberator illuminated by a Leigh Light on the airfield at St Eval.

Men of the Air Base Land Rescue Squad went from Elmendorf Field, Alaska, in one of the largest land rescue expeditions ever attempted, to recover the bodies of the victims of a plane crash. The plane, a C-47, of the Air Transport Command, was wrecked

An ominious pillar of smoke and flame rises from the remains of this Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 15th AAF which crash-landed and caught fire after returning from an aerial assault against a strategic target in Northeastern Italy. All crew

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Anti-aircraft artillery firing upon Japanese planes during 23 March raid when they came over to bomb an ammunition dump at Rabon. 1945. Luzon, Philippine Islands.

NEW GUINEA VILLAGE--An Air Transport Command plane flies over a settlement southwest of Hollandia, New Guinea. This is believed to be a typical of the terrain and dwellings where three survivors of an army plane crash are marooned, awaiting rescue.

Vintage Photograph. Battle Indoctrination Course at Fort Meade Maryland.

DDE-861 Harwood , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,

Two Horses Dragging A German Artillery Piece, Break Into A Full Run During A Machine Gun Attack By Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, As The Huns Retreat Northwest Of Bologna, Italy. Later Reports Indicated That The Animals Were Killed And The Gun Damaged By Th

Pedro Miguel/Locks - Smoke Screen Tests, Aerial Photograph.

Kevlar Liner at 16' behind 1-3/4' aluminum , Ordnance industry, Armories, Metalwork, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Recording from the window of an aircraft. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Effect of shell from 42 cm gun on Fort Boussois, Maubeuge

Barely Visible, These Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 381St Bomb Group Leave Wispy Vapor Tails As The Only Evidence Of Their Passing, En Route To Bomb Nazi Installations, Somewhere In Europe.

05/06/1926. Morocco. In the Western area. Rebel Parapets and Trenches at Old Helila Position, North of Mokedasen Village Discovered While Being Built. (Military aviation photo).

Aerial view of the south coast of Middle Java between the turtle bay and the bay of Patjitan. Photo is part of the so-called 'third exploration / propaganda flight' of soldiers from the 18th squadron ML-KNIL with a Mitchell B-25 (Registration N5-185) from Broome, along a part of the south coast of Central Java and back to Broome.

In Approved Alpine Fashion, An Engineer And A Marine Set Out To Repair A Break In The Water Line High On The Side Of A Cliff On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto. Tremendous Pressure Was Necessary To Force The Water From The Cave At The Foot Of The Cliff To The Sto

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Diagram of Signal Communications. Battle of the Aisne 28th September 1914

HE and incendiaries follow the markers down (13 Dec 43.)

Main Rail Line At Amstettin, Austria After Strafing Attack By 51 North American P-51S Of The 325Th Fighter Group. 19 February 1945

Radio Direction Finder Station, Winter Harbor, ME- general view , Signal stations, Radio Direction Finder Station. Photographs of the First Naval District

The Wreckage Of A North American B-25 Mitchell Which Crashed In Fairfax Harbor, Port Moresby, New Guinea, Was Photographed On 13 July 1944 By Sgt. Henry W. Uhlig.

Mt. Langila, a semi-active volcano on New Britain, smoking as American Bombers flew over to blast the beach just before Maj. Gen. Repertus' marines landed.

Airfield at the base of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. In the background is Mt. Vesuvius just before the eruption on 23 March 1944.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

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