Aerial Military Operations

Aerial views of military activities, including bombing missions and troop movements during WWII. These images highlight strategic actions in various locations.

Lorrain Shovels Are Busy Removing The Loosened Coral That Was Blasted Free By Tnt From The Coral Hill Located At The South End Of B-29 "Superfortress" Futema Airstrip On The West Coast Of Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. Trucks Of The 806Th Eab That Were Construct

Bombing of Lingayen Gulf, P.I. by low flying North American B-25's & Douglas A-20's of the Fifth Air Force prior to General MacArthur's landing on Luzon on 9 Jan 1945.

From A Base Somewhere In Italy, Douglas C-47 Skytrain Of The 51St Troop Carrier Wing Line Up On Strips Used By Big Bombers Before Their Take Off For Greece. They Dropped British Paratroopers Into Greece, And Towed Gliders Loaded With British Infantry. T

Aerial View Of Bomb Damaged Shipbuilding Yards At Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 15 May 1945.

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.

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.

Lorrain Shovels Are Busy Removing The Loosened Coral That Was Blasted Free By Tnt From The Coral Hill Located At The South End Of B-29 "Superfortress" Futema Airstrip On The West Coast Of Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. Trucks Of The 806Th Eab That Were Construct

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Braunkohn Benzin A.G. Oil Refinery Plant At Rothensee, Germany. 10 May 1945.

NAS , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District

Aerial View Of 8Th Air Force Installations Near Honington, England. 1943.

Concordia Vega oil refinery at Ploesti, Rumania, after bombing by 15th Air Force, 24 Sept 44.

French Indo China-Phu Ly Railroad bridge during attack on 18 Feb 44. 491st Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group.

Aerial airbase de peel.

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.

Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. 1939 - 1947.

Aerial View Of A Bomb Damaged Plant At Aschaffenburg, Germany. 16 May 1945.

Concentration Of Shipping On The West Side Of Okinawa. This Is 'Purple Beach', Where Our Forces Made Their Initial Landing, 1 May 1945.

Bomb Damage To Bremen Airfield, Germany.

Aerial view of bombed hospital at Clark Field on Luzon, Philippine Islands. The Japanese had been using it as a military installation, hence the necessity of bombing it.

All dressed up in polka dots like the calico dress of a circus clown is the Consolidated B-24 Liberator leading this formation of silver-winged, red-tailed bombers. It is known as the assembly plane uponn which huge formations are marshalled thousands

Smashed enemy planes and a bomb-cratered airfield at Dagua, near Wewak, New Guinea. Smashed enemy planes and a bomb-cratered airfield at Dagua, near Wewak, New Guinea, after Fifth Air Force bombers made a slashing attack on that Japanese base.

Landing Fields - Philippines - Mindanao Island, Aerial Photograph.

An aerial view of the Officer Candidate School area. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Phy Ly RR bridge, French Indo-China after attack on 18 Feb 44. Three cannon hits were scored on canal bridge nearby.

Preparing the way for the paratroopers, who are due in a few minutes, Boston bombers lay down a smokescreen along the Markham River near Lae. Here is the dramatic story of the first use of paratroopers in the Pacific, told in exceptionally good

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.

The British Occupation of Java View of the positions held by a 25 pounder field gun battery of 5th Indian Division outside the town of Surabaya (Soerabaja), taken from an Auster air observation post aircraft of 656 Squadron.

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Aerial photos Medan. Airport. June 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Royal Air Force- Operations Over Norway, April 1940. Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial of German aircraft on Sola airfield, Stavanger, taken after the attack by Bristol Blenheims of No. 107 Squadron RAF, led by Wing Commander Basil Embrey, on 17 April. Little damage was inflicted.

Aerial airbase de peel.

Aerial airbase de peel.

Aerial airbase de peel.

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Fw 190 Plant At Oschersleben, Germany. 10 May 1945.

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Siegen, Germany. 9 May 1945.

Aerial View, Looking East, Of Isley Field, Saipan, Marianas Islands.

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.

Low Altitude Reconnaissance Photograph Of Kothen, Germany.

Runway and revetments of an air base of the 5th Army Air Force at Finschhafen, N.E. New Guinea, 18 December 1943.

DD-ST-88-09493. Base: Unknown

Aerial View ,. Photographs of the First Naval District

War album 108, picture 33202.

This Strike Photo Taken April 10 1945 By 1St Lt. Luther B. Smith, North American P-51 Mustang Tact. Reconnaissance Pilot From Louisville, Ky., Shows A Huge Mass Of Smoke Billowing Up From A Concentration Of Rolling Stock Under Attack By 9Th Af Republic P-

Airport at Sandford, ME , Airports. Photographs of the First Naval District

Pennsylvania - Gettysburg, Aerial Photograph.

Bomb Damage To Airdrome Near Cori-Artena, Italy.

Photo collection Government information service. Meidagen 1940. German paratroopers. May 10, 1940

Aerial shot De Peel airbase

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.

Aerial shot De Peel airbase

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1939 - 1947.

Aerial View ,. Photographs of the First Naval District

May 1945 - These Are The Shelters Built Near A German Hospital At Torgau, Germany, For Cover As Allied Planes Attack Military Installations. Picture Was Made From A 9Th Af Plane.

Aerial View Of Bologna, Italy, After The Fall Of The City, Showing The Accurate Bombing By 12Th & 15Th Air Force Planes. None Of The City'S Cultural Shrines Were Hit. 6 August 1944.

NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

U.S. Military Cemetery at Caronia, Sicily on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

Damage To French Railway Yards At Juvisy-Sur Orge. The Railway yards at Juvisy Sur-Orge before the attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of April 18/19th. On the night of April 18/19th, Bomber Command sent out over 1,000 aircraft on a large number of operations, and in particular the offensive was resumed against railway targets in France forces of Lancasters and Halifaxes left England just before midnight to attack targets near Paris. One of these targets was Juvisy-Sur-Orge. There

Glider Reclamation -- Aerial View Near Brussels, Belgium Shows Gliders Reclaimed From The Rees-Wesel Area. 26 April 1945.

Margraten Cemetery where U.S. soldiers are buried near Maastricht, Holland.

St. James Cemetery Where American Soliders Are Buried In Avranches, France.

Aerial view of Camp Stewart, taken from an observation tower at Newport News, Virginia. The photograph was captured by Sergeant P.P. Newberg on July 1, 1919. Issued symbol A 5/20/19 to take 7719. The description notes that this image shows Camp Stuart when looking north from the observation tower. This item is marked with the number 9056953 and the word "Wear."

U.S. Military Cemetery situated four miles south of Bastia, Corsica.

Aerial View Of Bomb Damaged Airfield At Paderborn, Germany. 12 May 1945.

Us Military Cemetery At Pietramala, Italy. This Cemetary Nestles In The Beautiful Foothills Of Mt. Beni, 35 Miles North Of The City Of Florence. The 1St American Solider To Be Buried Here Was On The Oct. 19 1944.

Aerial View ,. Photographs of the First Naval District

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Fulda, Germany. 9 May 1945.

Aerial of Ramp at Naval Air Field (NAF) Natal, BrazilPhotographe taken by: FAW-16.

Naval Ammunition Depot, View from East at 3,000 Feet, Hingham, Massachusetts. 1939 - 1947.

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.

AFTER: Hits on (A & B) machine shops (C) shops power house arrows: Camouflage after attack to confuse damage assessors.

Bomb Damage To Railroad Yards, Koblenz, Germany.

At Weimer armaments works, the Germans were busy making V-2 rockets to fire at England, when U.S. 8th Air Force heavy bombers attacked on 8/24/44. The rocket plant can be clearly seen at the lower left, a radio factory (below concentration camp),

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kali Banteng airport, Semarang. Aerial recording of part of the airport. Sheds and other buildings. October 29, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged City Of Bastogne, Belgium. 8 May 1945.

Aerial View Of Houses Damaged By A Buzz Bomb Which Hit In The Residential Area In Bovingdon, England, On 2 July 1944.

Ahrweiler Railroad Bridge After A 9Th Aaf Bombardment Attack.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Bombs explode on Ywataung-Myitkyina railway line near the Irrawaddy River in Burma, during a raid by Bristol Blenheims of No. 167 Wing RAF operating from airfields in India. At left can be seen teak logs, probably conveyed by Japanese trucks and off-loaded to await floating down the Irrawaddy in the monsoon season.

The Vomag Tank Works At Plauen, Germany, After Being Bombed.

The Rail Center And Marshalling Yards At Gottingen, Germany, 25 Miles Northwest Of Kassel, Was Gutted And Put Into Disuse By The Attacks Of Us 8Th Air force.

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

Aerial View Of Shuri, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Photographed 28 April 1945, Before Being Bombed.

Bomb damage at Manila, Philippine Islands. 15 February 1945.

Armed guards patrol Premier's home special detectives were detailed to guard Mr. Chmieeslain at Chequers.Aerial photograph shows some of the detectives dotted about the grounds. February 6, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Orly. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Aerial view of the Soesterberg airbase.

Aerial view of Gerstner Field in Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War One. The photograph was taken on August 26, 1918, from a height of 500 feet. The image was censored and released by the M.I.D. Censor on September 16, 1918. Note: This image is intended for official use only.

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

Manscantine Regt. Enjoy

Radio Direction Finder Station , Signal stations, Radio Direction Finder Station. Photographs of the First Naval District

U.S. Cemetary Located On The Ikoya Road, Near The City Of Lagos, Nigeria.

Aerial View Of Inspection Of Republic P-47 'Thunderbolts', 318Th Fighter Bgroup, Bellows Field, Oahu, Hawaii. 15 May 1944.

Landing Fields - Philippines - Wolfe Field, Aerial Photograph.

General View Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot, Lancashire, England. 25 March 1944.

Us Military Cemetery At Paestum, Italy. It Is Located 40 Miles South Of Salerno, The Site Of The 5Th Army'S Initial Invasion Of Italy. The First American Soldier Was Buried Here On 20 Sept. 1943.

Finschhafen, one time German settlement on the north coast of New Guinea, now the scene of bitter fighting as the advancing Allied troops push the Japaneses back out of Australian territory. Australian troops are now threatening the enemy base from two

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.

Aerial view showing the boundaries of a main camp in Vietnam during April 26, 1966. The photograph, taken by SSgt Kelly, displays a hut labeled as "Number (1)" located in the left center of the image. Additionally, a native-style structure identified as the Officers Club can be seen below the hut. US Marine Corps Official Photo, USMC #A801959.

Panorama of Fajti Hrib Kote 464 southeast of Görz, 11.6.1916. .

Aerial view of the Soesterberg airbase with the US 32th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) camp.

An aerial view looking north of the naval air facility from an altitude of 10,000 feet. Base: Naval Air Facility, El Centro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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