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Aerial Views of Military Installations

Black and white aerial photographs showcase various military installations, including hospitals and air stations, revealing historical military infrastructure.

N.A.S. Squantum, MA from West 5000 ft. , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District
N.A.S. Squantum, MA from West 5000 ft. , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Panorama from the areal balloon - position northwest Kostanjevica, August 1915..DF-SN-86-12972. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.Harbor and railway installations at Piombino, 125 miles northwest of Rome, are attacked by medium bombers of the 12th AAF.Burma Bilin Rail Bridge And Temporary Structure At Left And Right After Bombing By Consolidated B-24'S On 13 November 1944. Photo Was Taken Later On Same Day, From A B-24 On Its Way To Another Target.Naval Station , Naval yards & naval stations, Naval Station. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictCommunist Cuban Naval PT boat maneuvering, helicopter in clearing on Cay - Anguilla Island. Communist Cuban Naval PT boat maneuvering, helicopter in clearing on Cay - Anguilla Island.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.Aerial view of Naval Ammunition Depot , Magazines Military buildings, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial View Of The 8Th Air Force Station 167 Facing Southeast, Showing Radio Shack In Foreground And Control Tower In Right Center. 381St Bomb Group - Ridgewell, Essex County, England.Aerial View ,. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial 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.Aerial airbase de peel.Norwood Airport , Airports. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictNaval Station , Naval yards & naval stations, Naval Station. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial view of USN Fuel Depot , Military depots, U.S. Naval Fuel Depot. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial 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.N.A.S. Squantum, MA from West-10000 feet , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial View of Navy Yard in Boston. This photograph is an aerial view of the Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. 1942-01-01T00:00:00. Northeast Region (Boston, MA). Photographic Print. Department of the Navy. First Naval District. Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Administration. Office of the Historical Officer. ca. 1941-ca. 1946. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War IIAl Hoceima (Morocco), 09/08/1925. Moroccan War, Aerial view of the Al Hoceima landing.Aerial View ,. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictOregon - Fort Stevens, Aerial Photograph.Ames Field , Airports, Ames Field. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictArmical on the occasion of Liberation Day in the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort.Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Casco Bay, Maine. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War IIATC base at Oran, Algeria.Naval Ammunition Depot 1941-42 , Military depots, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictHavoc On ***** Island -- Buildings on the wharf on Butaritani Island Makin Atoll, after ***** the capture of the atoll by united states forces. Note the large crater on the tip of the wharf. December 10, 1943. (Photo by Official U.S. Marine Crops Photograph).Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.Squantum Ma , Roads. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictHistoric Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-346-32. Hurricane KatrinaNavy Yard Annex , Naval yards & naval stations, Navy Yard Annex. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAirplane j 9 in the air over fields. A camouflage painted hunting aircraft J 9 marked number 73 from F 8 Barkarby in the air over the field.Panama Canal Zone - Camp Gaillard, Aerial Photograph.Naval Ammunition Depot 1941-42 , Military depots, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictHistoric photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.Aerial view of Naval Air Station , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictPoint Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)An aerial view of the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek. State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Turkish fighter aircraft flying over the Dardanelles during the First World War Date: 1915Tillman's Wharf , Piers & wharves, Tillman's Wharf. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAerial view of Watertown Arsenal , Armories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army OperationalDN-SN-87-08975. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-88-06414. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-87-04108. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '86 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)Aerial view of US Naval Dry Dock-BB-61 USS IOWA in dry dock #3-USS BUNKER HILL at East Jetty-AP-21 USS WAKEFIELD at pier , Warships, Naval yards & naval stations, U.S. Naval Dry Dock. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. The supplementation from 7 R.S. Departs from Palembang to Semarang. Part of the troops that emerged at the time to supplement 7 Rs will go on the way to Semarang from where they will be demobilized. The journey of Palembang along the Metsi to Street Banka was made with the lst Albatros .. March 15, 1948. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, SumatraEighth Air Force Heavy Bombers Fly In Supplies For Dutch Airbourne Landing -- Parachutes from the fast flying planes, hit the ground where awaiting troops will grab them and cart off their precious burden. Other Eighth air force B-24 Liberators and B-17 flying fortresses roaring to drop more supplies to the attackers below. This was the pert played by the heavy bombers in the parachute landings behind the lines in Holland. January 01, 1945. (Photo by PNA).CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyAnefo photo collection. Closure Veerse Hole. AIR FOTOS. April 24, 1961. Veere, Veerse Hat, ZeelandAerial view , Armories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army OperationalAerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Hamm, Germany. 12 May 1945.General view of damage inflicted upon Cologne by repeatedly heavy Allied air assaults is recorded in this photo taken by a 9th AF photographer advancing along with Gen. Hodges First Army. One of the knocked out bridges wallow in the Rhine.Aerial view of the American camp with surroundings in Soesterberg. Different recordings on which the same description applies, under the letters A to E.Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the 'Dambusters' raid of May 1943. This photograph was probably taken before the Second World War as there are no obvious signs of German military protection of the dam. On 16th May 1943 Royal Air Force 'Lancaster' bombers of 617 Squadron attacked and breached this dam during an operation which later became better known as the 'Dambusters' Raid. Date: 1943Radio Direction Finder Station , Signal stations, Radio Direction Finder Station. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictBomb Damage Wrought By The 9Th Af On Coutances, France. 1 August 1944.Aerial view of Gallipoli.Ford Island Pearl Harbor, TH, NAS, Pearl Harbor. VErtical, Alt. 9800' - F.L. 8.25'. The carrier is USS LEXINGTONNaval Station , Naval yards & naval stations, Naval Station. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictRoyal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. The fort at Rutbah, Iraq, under attack from Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 84 Squadron RAF Detachment, based at H4 landing ground in Transjordan.Dunkirk After Liberation Aerial view of Dunkirk, one of the last German outposts to surrender. Note signs painted on the roofs of some buildings by Allied prisoners of war to show their location to Allied aircraft.DN-SN-87-10191. Base: Corpus Christi State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from Prof. Carl Romme to Semarang. Aerial photo Lbatavia, in the middle of the O.L.v. Cathedral on the Waterlooplein). January 16, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhotographs 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.Image of army vehicles in the Voorstraat in Utrecht in the midst of an exuberant crowd during the entry of the Allies.Landing U.S. Marines and Burning Fishing Village, Guantanamo, Cuba, Edward H. Hart, Detroit Publishing Company, June 10, 1898c.1943 Hawaii, Oahu, Naval searchlights over Pearl Harbor, black and white photo militaryAircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, GENERALVIEWS WarAerial airbase Soesterberg.Virginia - Camp Eustis, Aerial Photograph.Stavanger. August 1, 1942.Tillman's Wharf , Piers & wharves, Tillman's Wharf. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictZuiderzeewerken: ground pit in Wieringermeerdijk near Medemblik July 13, 1928..Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Sanford, Maine. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War IIPhotograph of the French Invasion Beach. Supplies Pour Ashore for Invaders of France. This striking panorama of the French invasion beach was made by a Coast Guard Combat Photographer from a hillside out with the trenches (foreground) of the ousted Nazi defenders. The channel waters are black with shipping, as reinforcements and supplies are funneled ashore for the conquest of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Balloon barrages float overhead to protect the ships from low-flying enemy strafers. One balloon rests on the deck of an LST. Headed inland are long parades of trucks, loaded with troops and supplies.Aerial view of the Soesterberg airbase with the US 32th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) camp.Historic Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-346-9. Hurricane KatrinaDeserted And Choked With Wrecked Ships, The Harbor Of Leghorn, Italy, Told The Allied Ground Forces What Allied Bombers Had Done To 'Strangle' The Huns.The Navy At Gibraltar - The Mediterranean fleet arrive at Gibraltar for the forthcoming combined exercises on the home and Mediterranean fleet.A picturesque view from the rock of Gibraltar of a section of the Mediterranean fleet. March 9, 1935. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited.).DN-SN-90-01645. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyAerial 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.World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, JapanLae - New Guinea. January 1, 1942.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reportage Hollandia. Aerial photo. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New GuineaPhotographs 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 German Navy in the Second World War The German naval base on the island of Heligoland in the North sea.Gibraltar - Gibraltar General Scenes. April 22, 1938.Bonus Army. An aerial view of Bonus City, at Fort Hunt, Virginia. When the Bonus Army returned for a second attempt to get their early bonuses, the government erected 846 tents to house them and provided food. May 11, 1933.Awaiting Presidential Review -- Units of The U.S. fleet lie at Anchor over A seven-mile stretch of The Hudson River Oct. 27 as they wanted to be reviewed by President Truman during New York City's Navy Bay ceremonies. Manhattan Island is off to the left. October 27, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).;Awaiting Presidential Review -- Units of The U.S. fleet lie at Anchor over A seven-mile stretch of The Hudson River Oct. 27 as they wanted to be reviewed by President Truman during New York CiDetachment 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.Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.Aerial view of the Italian Fleet which surrendered at Malta. 1943.