Aerial Bombing Campaigns

Black and white images capturing aerial bombing campaigns during warfare, highlighting dramatic landscapes and military strategies involving aircraft.

Aerial view of Corregidor, Philippine Islands with chutes in foreground. Wrecked barracks can be seen in the background. 1944.
Aerial view of Corregidor, Philippine Islands with chutes in foreground. Wrecked barracks can be seen in the background. 1944.
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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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A convoy of the 1876th Eng. Aviation Battalion creeps over Balete pass in the Philippine Islands, 16 July 1945.
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Bombing of Cologne, Germany.
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A Japaneseanese airplane burns furiously on the airdrome at Kamiri, Netherlands East Indies, after an attack by planes of the 3rd Bombardment Group, 8th Bombardment Squadron, 5th Air Force on May 21, 1944.
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DD-789 Eversole , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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With some of their planes already on this Greek airfield, near Athens, others of the 51st troop carrier are dropping their human cargo--British paratroopers. Greeks helped advance paratroopers clear the field, then helped the next contingents out of
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The Yr-4 Helicopter Is Shown With The Wounded Enlisted Man Aboard, On Its Way To The Sinkaling Hkamti Airstrip, Burma, From Which A Vultee L-5 Plane Took The Wounded Man On To Medical Aid.
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A LVT departs Pho Nan Thuong village after a clearance operation along the Ca De River in Vietnam. The Marines of Eotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, had been on patrol in the area. August 13, 1965. Taken by Pfc. Durbin. Defense Department Photo (Marine Corps) A184990. Caption: 127 GVB-342.
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.
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Pedro Miguel/Locks - Smoke Screen Tests, Aerial Photograph.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, GENERALVIEWS War
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Excellent protection, even for jeeps, against enemy planes is afofrded by limestone caves at one base in China.
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.
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Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini/Enewetak) Test Activities. Rongerik Air Force Weather Station. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.
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Solifluction overlying greywacke ...., 18 September 1954, Wellington, by Leslie Adkin.
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Original caption: "Soboba Res. - Oiled road. Sta. 7+00 to 20+00 Aug. 1936 ". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs
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"Aerial view of Hill 52, a Fire Support Base of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, in Vietnam on July 8, 1970. The image shows artillery from 11th Marines and supported ARVN units. Photograph taken by Sgt Robert W. Nelson for Defense Dept. (Marine Corps) with a 35mm negative."
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Air Transport Command Enlisted Men's Quarters On Ascension Island. 5 October 1945.
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One Of The First Army Photos Of The Bombing Of Hawaii By The Japaneseanese, Dec. 7, 1941. The Battleship 'Arizona' On Fire And Sinking In Pearl Harbor After The Raid By Japaneseanese Bombers. Taken From Aexia Heights, T.H.
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Member Of The 1902Nd Engineer Aviation Battalion Operating Bulldozer Which Routs Huge Rocks From Edge Of Newly Opened Coral Pit On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto.
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The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: A low level attack by Fairey Battle aircraft on a German horse-drawn transport column.
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Enlisted staff quarters and area of the 58th Evacuation Hospital on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands.
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Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War
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On 13 November 1943, A North Americna B-25 Skidded While Landing On The Runway At Alexai Point, Attu, Aleutian Islands, And Cut Into The Tail Of Another B-25 Which Was Taxiing For Take Off. It Then Slid Off The North End Of The Runway.
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The Medical Section Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron Is Located In This Tent On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage on the island of Bangka and the town of Pangkal Pinang. Genius work. January 1947. Banka, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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ASPB MK 2 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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The Danang River Bridge in Vietnam, photographed on July 12, 1967. This image depicts a military activity, showing the bridge that is labeled as Bridges - July 12, 1967 for identification. It is a 4x5 negative photograph taken by the Defense Department (Marine Corps) during the Vietnam War.
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Royal Air Force in the Middle East, 1944-1945. The entrance of one of the caves used as storage and maintenance workshops by No. 111 Maintenance Unit at Tura-el-Asmant, Egypt. The caves, in the Mokattam hills south of Cairo, were formed by the ancient Egyptians when limestone was quarried there for the casing stones for the pyramids. 111 MU was formed there from a sub-station of 109 MU in August 1941 and, by October 1942, had established aircraft and engine repair, signals repair and general engineering sections within the caves, which also housed Army elements and a small hospital.
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Location: Gibraltar Camp, Jamaica Date: 1940-1941 jamaica, caribbean, gibraltarcamp, caribbeanthroughalens
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Untitled black-and-white negatives
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An American graveyard in Markham Valley, North East New Guinea. 11 September 1943.
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Original caption: "Santa Rosa Fire 8/1/44". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs
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und dann sind viele Besprechungen Mit Oberst Schmund mit Ribbentrop - And then lots of conversations with Colonel Schmund and Ribbentrop.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.
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DDE-765 Keppler , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Silts tc overlying greywacke ...., 18 September 1954, Wellington, by Leslie Adkin.
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AWM caption: Photograph taken from a Consolidated Liberator B Mark VI of No. 356 Squadron showing a bomb exploding on lock gates on the Khlong Phasi Charoen canal near Bangkok in Thailand.
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Right In The Middle - Army Air Forces Military Police With Carbines And Sub Machine Guns Guard The South Wall Of The 10Th Air Force Compound In Kunming, China While Chinese National Army Soldiers And Yunnan Province Troops Fight It Out A Short Distance Aw
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Pedro Miguel/Locks - Smoke Screen Tests, Aerial Photograph.
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Steaming cliffs, 04 October 1948-12 October 1948, by Leslie Adkin.
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MAYON VOLCANO ERUPTS. This series of photographs, taken from a Douglas C-47 of the Army Air Forces' 15th Weather Squadron in the Philippines, graphically depicts the recent eruption of Mount Mayon on Luzon Island, of the Philippines.
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Den Helder. Atlantikwall residues at Julianadorp. July 1945. Julianadorp, Noord-Holland
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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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Civilian Conservation Corps - Camps - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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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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Razorback Rocks Pt. Campbell. February 24, 1942.
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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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Civilian Conservation Corps - Camps - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Bomb Damage To St. Lo, France. 31 July 1944.
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DN-SN-85-00805. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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Bomb Damaged Buildings In Kassel, Germany. 29 April 1945.
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HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Quobba, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania