Aerial Military Operations

Historical aerial photographs showcasing military strikes during World War II. Images depict bombing raids and target locations with a mix of black and white footage.

Army Air Force Flying...

North American B-25 Mitchell bombers of the Tactical Air Forces attacking supply stores and depot at Bologna, Italy.

General Group, 20 July 1945, Santa Maria, Azores.

This dramatic aerial photograph, made from a U.S. Army Air Forces plane flying a mere hundred feet above ground at Lae, New Guinea, shows a A-20 skimming a road in a strafing attack on Japanese planes. It has just passed over a disabled enemy bomber.

Two Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group, en route to bomb molybdenum plant at Knaben, Norway on 16 November 1943, fly over snow-covered mountains.

These 8Th Air Force B-17S On Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia, Having Just Completed Their First Shuttle Bombing Mission From England, Were Destroyed On The Ground In A Perfectly Timed And Well Executed Attack By The German Air Force On The Night Of 21 J

French soldiers fighting flames

Enemy on Kiska.

Gliders Hit The Dirt In Southern France Before The Assault Landings Took Place. Maaf'S Lockheed P-38 Photo Plane Caught Some Of The Directly After They Landed.

Silhouette of Boeing B-17s during raid on factory at Brussels, 15 Aug. 1943.

Description: Burning Gargis Tale. 800 ft. OBS OFR O Gayford. Location: British Somaliland Date: 1919 africa

Atom Bomb Burst Over Nagasaki, Japan On 9 August 1945. Two Planes Of The 509Th Composite Group, Part Of The 313Th Wing Of The 20Th Air Force, Participated In This Mission; One To Carry The Bomb, The Other To Act As Escort.

An Allied plane photographed the bomb bursts of another plane in a raid over Madang, Japanese-held base on the north coast of New Guinea. Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, over 38 tons of bombs were dropped during the raid.

Survivers Of An Enemy U-Boat 'Bob' In The Sea In A Small Dinghy After An Attack By Lt. Leal From Consolidated B-24 On 30 July 1943. England, 479Th Anti Submarine Group.

Vapor Road To Victory - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 452Nd Bomb Group Etch Fleecy Vapor Trails In The Sub Stratosphere Over Germany As They Head For The Target, Regensburg, Germany. B-17S Of The 452Nd Bomb Group Continued Their Daily Pounding Of

Bombs, dropped by planes of the 454th Bomb Group, descend on Tatoi Airdrome, Athens, Greece, September 1944.

Bombing results on Bengasi...

Low level attacks took the Nazis by surprise. Though losses were extremely light a few planes like this flak-fired Douglas A-20 were downed by the enemy.-Germany

NIGHT ATTACK ON U-BOAT. Dropping flares, an RAF Coastal Command plane attacks a German sub from 75 feet. Depth charge can be seen exploding near the center of the picture. EUROPE.

Chalons M/Y. Ammunition train explodes.

Ground crewmen carry on the prelininary fight with the elements, and in a few minutes this fighter will be ready to climb aloft to eerie heights, escorting U.S. Eighth Air force heavy bombers hitting von Rundstedt's supply lines. Sgt. Richard Cleary

Europe-Gun camera photo...

Landing Fields - Syria, Aerial Photograph.

Anefo photo collection. Airplane bomb of 1,000 kg blasted in the Kennemberduinen at Haarlem. March 17, 1960. Haarlem

This Reconnaissance Photograph Taken On May 16, 1945 Shows Camouflage Painted On The Runway At Linfen Airfield, China.

Over terrain that might well give pause to a trained mountain climber and through snow that would normally require the use of skis or snow shoes, American troops have negotiated the skyscraping passes of inner Attu Island to strike from behind the

Over the smoke covered harbor installations at Scaramanga flies this Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 15th AF on 24 Sept 44 as its bombs burst on the few remaining submarines in the Mediterranean and on communication facilities. The heavy bombers

Bursts Of Deadly Flak Explode Dangerously Close To Consolidated B-24S Of The 93Rd Bomb Group During A Mission Over Augsburg, Germany. 1 March 1945.

A Total Of 38 School Children And 23 Adults Were The Fatal Victims Of A Disaster When A Consolidated B-24 Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Crashed Into A Cafe And School Building In The Small Village Of Freckleton, England On 23 August 1944.

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.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

A JAP BOMBER WHICH WILL BOMB NO MORE. Here is a Japanese "Lilly" type medium bomber burns fiercely after strafing of Selaroe Island airstrip by a bomber of the U.S. Army 5th Air Force.

Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY, Operations &MAPPING War

An 8th Fighter Command plane sweeps in, rakes the field with its guns and then carries on over the field, turns and prepares to come in again for another pass. Hits are kicking up dust all around and obscuring the two planes on the ground.-(FRANCE)

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1159. 1956

The Japanese Surrender Envoys Leave Their Plane And Approach The Waiting American Officers On Birch Strip On Ie Shima.

Three Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers, upper left speed homeward after dumping a load of bombs on a road junction and viaduct on the vital highway near Isernia, Italy, 50 miles north of Naples. The target was put out of commission, and smoke

Dead Confederates in the trenches of Fort Mahone, April 3, 1865. No. B964, Title from item, Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Dead Confederates at Ft. Mahone, Petersburg, Va, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Communist Cuban MI-4 General Purpose Helicopter No. 25 on Cay at Northwest Beach Anguilla Island. A Cuban helicopter crew scampers back to their aircraft after being surprised by a U.S. Coast Guard patrol plane flying low over northeast beach of Anguilla Cay in the British Bahamas, August 13, 1963. The communist helicopter, an MI-4 general purpose craft, aided two Cuban boats in kidnapping 19 Cuban refugees from the Island. Ten other refugees, who had hidden in the bushes, were later rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ARIADNE from Key West, Florida.

Side View Of Mt. Vesuvius During The Eruption On 23 March 1944. The Visibility Was Almost Zero.

Smokejumpers: In Action - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Bombing of Vunakanau...

Bomb Damaged Highway Bridge At Neuwied, Germany. Damage Was Caused By Bombing Of The 9Th Aaf Bombers.

Scattered Remnants Of The North American P-51 (A/C 44-14031) Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Which Crashed Near Its 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 16 October 1944.

Contrails from a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses."

Beware of the Hun in the sun: aerial warfare in summer skies, flight formations and tactics dependent on the sun's position. Left: hide and seek in the clouds, with the sun used for cover. Right: fighter formations and the way in which surprise attacks are countered. Date: 1943

Anefo photo collection. German paratroopers countries in the Netherlands on 10 May 1940. 10 May 1940

Formation Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, Of The 381St Bomb Group, En Route To Bomb Enemy Installations Somewhere In Europe.

Four Boeing B-29 Superforts Of A Formation Of Major General Curtis E. Lemay's 21St Bomber Command Drop Their Bombs On The Kure Naval Arsenal In Japan During The Mission Of June 22, 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WRECKS War

McClellan reviewing his troops near Baileys Cross Roads. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. McClellan, George B, (George Brinton), 1826-1885, Military service, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Military parades & ceremonies, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, Virginia, Bailey's Crossroads

75mm ammunition is dropped on Randolph Field on Leyte Island in the Philippines, by parachutes. Note men crouching on the ground in order not to be hit by the falling supplies.

Wreckage Of 2 North American P-51S Of The 78Th Fighter Group Is Removed From The Field By A Crash Truck At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 14 March 1945.

This photo is said to show a 'foo-fighter' observed by a German pilot in May 1945, near Karnten, Germany : there are grounds for suspecting a fake, however Date: 1944

North American B-25 Mitchells Smash Kenghluang Bridge Japanese Lifeline In Thailand. 11/11/44.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

Smokejumpers: In Action - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Portrait of Don Tadeo Bravo de Rivero Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828). Portrait of Don Tadeo Bravo de Rivero, 1806. Oil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 45 11/16in. (207 x 116cm). In their formal full-length portraits, Old and New World elites proudly defined themselves through their things. The colonial Peruvian nobleman Tadeo Bravo de Rivero sat for Francisco de Goya y Lucientes wearing the brilliant scarlet uniform of a cavalry officer. The medal of the chivalric Order of Santiago displayed on his lapel points to one of the ways that Creoles (American-born Spaniards) elevated their rank within the empires social and racial hierarchy. At the officers feet is a dog, the traditional symbol of fidelity, suggesting the subjects devotion to his king. European Art 1806

Silhouette of Boeing B-17s during raid on factory at Brussels, 15 Aug. 1943.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Enroute To Bomb Installations In Cologne, Germany.

AG(Spar) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

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.

Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 381St Bomb Group At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England 22 December 1943.

Napalm fire bomb hit...

SALVAGE

AE-22 Mauna Kea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Smoke shells mark the two targets bombed by P-38 "Lightnings" on Mt. Bilbil in the Philippine Islands, 27 April 1945. Air support was requested after the Infantry had failed in three attempts to take this ridge that was held by the Japanese.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

This Christmas message from a 9th Air Service Command unit in Belgium, to be delivered by 9th Air force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots doubling as Santa Clauses, portends a warm and noisy greeting for the section of the Reich receiving it.

Familiar Sight On Okinawa, Ryukyo Retto -- Ancient Tombs - Jutting The Okinawa Landscape And Hundreds Of Ancient Tombs Built Into Caves In The Sid Of Hills. The Tombs Are As Old As The Land, Muchly Respected And Some Are Still In Use. They Naturally Att

Naval Ammunition Depot 1941-42 , Military depots, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District

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.

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

"Off Dover" From a Painting by Charles Pears, R.O.I.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Bombs falling among enemy small boats during an attack by Gen. Kenny's 5th AAF on Hansa Bay, Japanese base on the north coast of New Guinea. At least 45 barges & other small boats were destroyed in the attack.

Aerial view of the south coast of Midden-Java between Oedjoeng Madasari (Penandjoeng bay) and tjilatjap. 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.

Naval Ammunition Depot 1941-42 , Military depots, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District

LIGHTNING ACTION: One of the outstanding features of bombardment attack in the Southwest Pacific Area has been the spirit of cooperation and excellent battle techniques perfected between bomber and fighter elements. That spirit and those techniques

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.

Hunting - Pennsylvania. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Original caption: "Fire". 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

Fighting the U-boat with depth charges: the principal method of protecting shipping against submarines. How the Navy is hunting U-boats with depth charges: detecting and attacking submarines, and the terrific effect of a depth charge. Date: 1939

Royal New Zealand Airforce display, Rongotai, Wellington, 4 June 1938, Wellington, by Roland Searle.

Kuma class cruiser taking...

P-23 Radar Reconnaissance Missions Provide Scope Photos For Routes To And From Targets, As Well As Series Of Target Runs, Made From The Cardinal Points Of The Compass And From Logical Axes Of Attack. Scope Photos Made By Reconnaissance Planes Are Plotted

Josef Stalin lying in state as eight top Soviet officials stand as honor guards. L-R: Molotov, Voroshilov, Beria, Malenkov, Bulganin, Khrushchev, Kaganovich, unidentified. March 1953.

Sands bluffs at W to N Great Bend East portion of Ambler River A-5 quad. Alaska Task Force Photographs

5 pound blast comparison , Ordnance industry, Armories, Blasting. Records of U.S. Army Operational

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