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Aerial Bombing Targets WWII

A collection of aerial images showcasing key bombing targets during World War II, featuring railway yards, factories, and airfields across Europe and Asia.

GERMANY-As smoke from previous hits rises from the target area, more bombs from U.S. 8th AF Consolidated B-24 Liberators crash down onto the Nazi airfield at Lachen/Speyerdorf, near Mannheim, 3 Oct 44, as the second wave of planes attacked.

Kiel, Germany.--Before Bombing:-A top priority target, the Deutsche Werke Kiel A.G., an important shipbuilding yard, is shown as it appeared on a clear day last summer. When the time for the mission of Dec. 13 arrived however, there was a 10/10 cloud

Bombing Of Bridge Near Pisa, Italy, By Comsolidated B-24 "Liberators" Of The 2Nd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force, On 24 Spetember 1943. Two Of The Liberators Shown Leaving The Target.

Docks at Dunkirk Hit Again - Picture taken during R.A.B. Daylight Raid -- In this daylight attack on the docks at Dunkirk at least fourteen bomb hurts are seen - five in the northern half of the commercial dock, eight on the northern part of the citadel quay and one probably on the patent slips on the tidal basin. This picture indicates the accuracy of the bombing enemy occupied territories and the consequent dislocation of the enemy's war effort. May 01, 1942. (Photo by Topical Press)

GERMANY-Fires were started among buildings of the G.A.F. depot at Anklam 4 Aug 44.

Aerial view of Gerstner Field in Lake Charles, Louisiana, after a hurricane on August 6th, 1918. The photograph is taken at an altitude of 1100 feet and shows the headquarters and hangars 7, 8, 9, and 10.

(Left) Zietz Synthetic Oil Plant Has An Annual Capacity Of 300,000 Metric Tons. It Looked Like This In 1944 Before The 8Th Air force Cut Loose With Five Major Attacks. By 16 Jan. 1945, Repairs Were Almost Completed When The RAF Stepped Up To Bat. (Right) Pulv

Before -- Markersdorf Airdrome, Germany, Before Attack By Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The 15Th Af.

Bombs falling toward the El Aouina Airport. Tunis, Tunisia.

GERMANY-In the Spandau area of Berlin, several vital industries make equipment for Hitler's war machine, including guns, tanks, motor transport, aircraft engines and electrical equipment. Here is a general photo of the area just before U.S. 8th AF

Flying Fortresses of the U.S. Army Air Forces strike at St. Nazaire, Nazi submarine base, in one of the biggest raids upon this enemy installation.

Aerial view of tjilatjap of approximately 8000 ft. height. 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.

Glider Reclamation - The Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Pictured Here Were Just A Few Of Those Used In The Invasion Of Southern Holland In Sept. 1944. These Gliders Will Be Reclaimed And Repaired By Skilled Engineers For Future Use By The 9Th T

Aerial view of United States troops during the Battle of Cantigny, France, taken on May 28, 1918, from a height of 500 meters. This photograph is part of the collection labeled 111-SC-26954 and was received on September 19, 1918, by a photographer with the initials B.M.A. The description number is 269541. It should be used for official purposes only, and the image was processed and issued by TOSCA. The address of 42.3407 Mesnil St. Georges is also mentioned.

Bomb Damage At Rennes, France. 12 Augut 1944.

Bombs Dropped By Planes Of The 99Th Bomb Group, 346Th Bomb Squadron, 15Th Air Force, Knock Out Installations At Pisa, Airdrome, Italy During A Bombing Mission On August 31, 1943. Note: Aircraft On The Field Include Two Me 323'S And A Mine Sweeping Versio

Bombing of Hamburg-Rhenania-Ossag and Abrecht plants by U.S. heavy bombers.

Smashing A Vital Center In The Axis Supply Lines, "Flying Fortresses" Of The 15Th Us Aaf Atacked The Athens/Piraeus Dock Area On Jan 11, 1944. One Of Our Heavy Bombers Is Shown Making Its Run, And Bomb Bursts Can Be Seen Covering The Target Area.

This is Venice, Italy, as seen from a camera in one of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces aircraft enroute to attack an important target that will hinder the Hun in his retreat from the forceful attacks of the Allied Ground Forces.

Bomb Damage After B-29 Incendiary Attack, Osaka, Japan.

Ulm Rail Yards, Ulm, Germany, Supplying Nazis Fighting 7Th Army Near Karlsruhe, Were Half Demolished By The 8Th Air force In Dec. 1944.

Bombs Dropped By Planes Of The 303Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air force, Fall Toward Their Target At The Nazi Naval Base At Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Which The Enemy Has Attempted To Hide With The Use Of Smoke Pots. 11 June 1945.

Invasion.

Bombing of Berlin, Germany.

Smoke Markers Point To The Target At Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany During A Mission By Planes Of The 8Th Air Force 92Nd Bombardment Group On 24 April 1944.

U.S. Army Air Forces Attack on Renault Motor Vehicle & Armament Works, Paris, April 4, 1943.

Aerial photography of Malmen's airfield from 2500 meters height, in 1950. Aerial photography of Malmen airfield from 2500 meters height, in 1950. Mounted photo.

01/01/1909. Fort of Alfonso Xiii and Side-Guariach camp, from the Globe "Victoria".

Fusan Korea - 29 March 1945. Sighting Made By Lt. N. Lazzard And His Crew. This Picture Just Shows Part Of The Harbor. Approximate Tonnage Of Merchant Shipping 91,000 Tons.

A Martin B-26 Of The 42Nd Bomb Wing Unloads A String Of Bombs Over An Enemy Target Somewhere In France.

Flak Bit Into The Wing Of This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 15Th Air Force During Its Attack On A German Supply Depot At Vienna Austria, On 13 February 1945. Bombs Bursting Can Be Seen Behind The Tail Of The Plane. Vienna Is High On The Priority

High precision bombing accounts for much damage along the dock area and the railroad siding. A hit is visible inland.

An aerial view of Soerabaja, one of the major Javanese bases now occupied by the Japanese. The former Dutch naval base (lower left), Tandjoeng Perak harbor (lower right) and the airfield (upper right) are major targets for Allied bombers. Bombers attacking Soerabaja must make a round trip of 2,200 miles. August 29, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Air Corps).

U.S. Air Force Bombers Blast Nazi U-Boat Base At St. Nazaire. This reconnaissance photo shows the bomb-devastated area of about three acres each on either side of the entrance to the Nazi U-boat base at St. Nazaire in occupied France following a raid by heavy bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Wreckage and debris can be seen on either side of the narrow channel loading into the basin. This attack was one of 46 successfully carried out by Allied flyers against the submarine shelter. August 9, 1

Smoke columns rise miles into the sky after a 13th AAF B-24 Liberator attack on Balikpapan, Borneo, former 7,000,000-barrel per year oil and gasoline supply source. One of the richest Japanese bases in the Pacific, Balikpapan was first attacked in

Bomb damage at Scaramanga Harbor, Greece. 3 October 1944.

Pennsylvania - Gettysburg, Aerial Photograph.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Aerial View Of Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Brunswick, Germany. 10 May 1945.

CEPRANO, ITALY, on the Rome-Cassino highway, immediately north of the fighting front in Italy, is the target of USAAF Martin B-26 Marauders actively supporting the landing of invasion forces south of Rome. The photograph shows the bomb-bursts as the

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Wurzburg, Germany. 16 May 1945.

U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawks from Attack Squadrons VA-163 Saints and VA-164 Ghost Riders attacking the the Phuong Dinh railroad bypass bridge, 10 km north of Thanh Hoe, North Vietnam, on 10 September 1967. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968. Note the two attacking Skyhawks in the lower right and one directly above the explosions on the bridge, 10 September 1967

A view of Cavite looking East showing destruction by Allied bombs. Luzon, Philippine Islands.

Gun emplacements, trenches and a pill-box border a small quay on the Brest Peninsula, France, shown a few moments before 8th USAAF bombers attacked.

Direct Hits from the Air , Stirking R.A.F. photograph showing the explosing 30 seconds later. Note the enormous shadow cast by the clouds of debris thrown up.

Overhead view of the Army War College building and the drill field at Washington Barracks. The photograph was taken from Bolling Field during liaison exercises. Taken in April 1919. Not for publication, only for official use. From the collection of American Military Activities during World War One.

Aerial View Of Shops, Photographic Laboratory And Motor Pool Of The 381St Bomb Group At 8Th Air Force Station 167, Ridgewell, Essex County, England.

Smoke rises from fires and explosions in the target area. Many fires were started by the bombing, according to crews of the B-17s

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Nazi Airfield At Lachen/ Speyerdorf, Germany. 8 May 1945.

Gould Island, Newport, RI , Islands, Gould Island. Photographs of the First Naval District

Atom Bomb Damage To Naval Fueling Station, Oldest And Second Largest Used By The Japanese Navy And Adjacent Synthetic Oil Plant, At Tokuyama, Japan.

Pennsylvania - Gettysburg, Aerial Photograph.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 12th U.S. Army Air Forces flew over the French Rivera on Oct. 31st to attack an important viaduct on the coastal railway five miles southwest of Cannes. Here is a formation of the heavy bombers over the smoke

Aerial photography of tanks in terrain on Gotland, 1944 Aerial photography of tanks in terrain on Gotland, 1944.

Bonn, Germany, as it appeared 15 March 1945 in this reconnaissance photo taken by 2nd Lt. Lewis H. Benzon, 5309 N. 13th St., Philadelphia Pa., a Lockheed P-38 Lightning "camera scout" with Col. George W. Peck's "Bad Boys," note that buildings in

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The Northwest African Air Forces Bomb Submarine Bases At Naples On August 4. (Northwest African Air Forces Photo)

The grave of the Italian heavy cruiser Trieste, sunk April 10, 1943 by Flying Fortresses of the Northwest African Strategic Air Force. A large amount of oil flows from the ship. The torpedo nets surrounding the sunken vessel are still in place.

The original Watertown Arsenal site , Armories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Bel-Air, The U.S. Military Cemetary That Is Part Of The Native Cemetary At Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa.

Royal Air Force- Operations by the Photographic Reconnaissance Units, 1939-1945. Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial of the railway station and marshalling yards at Freilassing, north-west of Salzburg, prior to bombing attacks undertaken by aircraft of No. 205 Group RAF operating from Italy, and by the 15th USAAF, on 25/26 April 1945.

Operation Chastise (the Dambusters' Raid) 16 - 17 May 1943 The targets: An aerial (oblique) reconnaissance photo of the Moehne Dam before the raid. The Moehne and Sorpe Dams supplied 75%%%% of the water supplies for the Ruhr Valley industrial complex.

Operation Chariot- the Raid on St Nazaire, 27/28 March 1942 Aftermath: Aerial reconnaissance photograph taken after the raid showing damage to the Normandie Dock as well as dockyard installations.

An aerial view of the Soviet naval shipyard at Severodvinsk. Country: Russia (RUS)

Bomb Damage To Railroad Bridge At Dillengen, Germany.

Smoke Covers The Harbor Installations At Leghorn, Italy, After Planes Of The Mediterrean Allied Air Forces Attacked It On 25 March 1944.

El puerto de Dunkerque (Francia) bombardeado por los aviones de la R.A.F en una misión diurna en mayo de 1942.

Area Near Hingham, MA ,. Photographs of the First Naval District

Bombs Dropped By The 450Th Bomb Group, 721St Bomb Squadron Burst Squarely On The Legnano Road Bridge In Italy On 23 April 1945.

'L'Aviation Francaise sur le front Macedonien; Vue de monastir, prise d'un avion descendutres bas pour mieux viser les objectifs militaires a detruire', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

THE CRIMEAN WAR

Bomb Damage, Potsdam, Germany. 29 Aug. 1945.

DN-SN-88-06418. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Franco-Prussian War

A general view of the Rhine River and the city of Cologne, Germany, pictured by a combat cameraman of the 9th AF who entered the fourth largest city of Germany with the first contingent of U.S. ground troops.

Bunkers in Schagen An overview of Bunker Schagen. Made just after the Second World War. (Netherlands) .

DN-SN-88-06411. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Plan of the Battle of Sedan, The Battle of Sedan took place on 1 and 2 September 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War, digitally restored reproduction from...

'Fleury-devant-Douamont: Fleury et le terrain environnant.', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Julius Caesar's camps at Nointel, Oise, France, 51 BC, showing the outer fortified enclosure, headquarters camp, camps for troops and observation post. After an illustration by Edgar Holloway.

First day of the Somme (annotated) Catalogue reference: WO 153/167 This trench map shows the objectives of the British Armys 29th Infantry Division for the first day of the Somme. The intention was for the army to reach the first thick red line 20 minutes after zero hour - 7.50am. However, Beaumont-Hamel, which can be seen in the middle of the map, to the right of the thick red line, was not captured until November 1916. somme, somme100, first, world, war, one

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