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Historical Aerial Bombing Missions

Aerial photographs documenting historical bombing missions during wartime, showcasing various military targets and their aftermath.

Pictured in the vast patchwork of fields in northern France gliders of the 9th AF Troop Carrier Command are shown after they had transported members of the airborne infantry to begin the initial assault for the liberation of Europe.

Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...

Bombing of Oschersleben, Germany.

Aerial View Of Bolo Airstrip Under Construction By 72Nd, 78Th, 82Nd And 87Th Naval Construction Battalions. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 30 June 1945.

AO-106 Navasota , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Bombing of railroad bridge at Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, by Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, on 18 September 1944.

Petersburg, Virginia. Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Kuma class cruiser taking...

Smoke billows upward from German gun positions near Savona, Italy after raid by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force on 12 August 1944.

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

North American B-25 One In A Formation Of 'Mitchells', Enroute To Bomb Enemy Installations In Italy, Sometime In 1944. 310Th Bomb Group.

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.

Ala, Italy, after bombing. Severe explosion occurred during early stages of attacks. Control house has been heavily damaged and transformers have been completely destroyed.

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

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

Williamsport, Md.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Maryland, Williamsport

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.

Like A Young Volcano Erupting From Earth, A German Ammunition Dump Billows Into The Sky In A Magnificent Tower Of Debris, Dust And Smoke As The Result Of An Attack By Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. Hit With Bombs By The First Brazilian Fighter Squadron, Thi

During an armed reconnaissance patrol behind the German lines, 1st Lt. William A. Simpkins, 1811 Girard, Washington, D.C., spotted this German tank lumbering along a road. A few quick bursts from his .50 calibre machine guns set the vehicle ablaze.

DD-789 Eversole , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Typical Of The Terrain In The Kweichow-Kwangsi Railroad Zone In South China Is This Strike Picture Of The Bombing Of Ishan By North American B-25 Mitchells Of The 14Th Air Force. Picture Shows (A) Inshan In Flames (B) The Kweichow-Kwangsi Railroad (C) Th

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

Bombing of Cairo, Egypt...

Aerial View Of Johnston Island, Taken 16 November 1944 From A Plane Of 864Th Bomb Squadron, 494Th Bomb Group, As It Circled For A Landing.

The Insignia On One Of The North American B-25's Which Took Off From The Uss Hornet To Drop Bombs On Tokyo And Other Japaneseansese Industrial Centers. In April, 1942, The United States And The World At Large Was Electrified By An Announcement By President R

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Enroute To Bomb Target At Augsburg, Germany. 25 Feb. 1944. (Altitude 22,000 Feet).

Area Near Hingham, Massachusetts. 1939 - 1947.

Consolidated B-24 "Z-BAR" hit by flak over Hamm, Germany, limped home after dark in the midst of an enemy air raid. Her hydraulic system was shot out by British flak, and attempting to land at her base, which was completely blacked out, she crashed

This photograph made by a 9th Air force Reconnaissance squadron shows the beach defenses set up by the Germans on the coast of Normandy.

Bomb Damage To Marshalling Yards, Munster, Germany.

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 Photography on the Western Front, 1916. First Army Front: British (upper) and German (lower) front line trenches east of Picantin and le Tilleloy. The German entrenchments shown are 'Nut'/'Novel' trenches and the 'Sugar Loaf' salient.

OPF , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District

The Tail Turret Of A "Flying Fortress" Which Crashed In A Plowed Field Somewhere In England. The Only Man To Escape Was The Tail Gunner.

ASPB , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Delta Dagger F102 put into use at American Squadron. February 9, 1961

Aerial View Of 7 Mile Strip At Fort Moresby, Papua, New Guinea Showing Revetments For B-17 "Flying Fortress" Planes On The Dispersal Area. April 1943.

Aerial view of the south coast of Middle Java between the turtle bay and the bay of Patjitan. In the background the volcanoes Dieng, SODARA and SOEMBING. 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.

'Le fort autrichien de Malborghetto ou fort Hensel(au centre de la vue), qui commandait la route et le chemin de fer du Val Fella', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

DD-842 Fiske , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Havoc Was Wreaked By Bombers And Fighter-Bombers Of Major General John K. Cannon'S Tactical Air Force In The Final Blow Of "Operation Strangle". This Nazi Anti-Tank Gun Pzkfw Vi Tiger I Tank Will See No More Action - It Was Knocked Out During A Strafin

CVL-26 Monterey , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

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.

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

DD-758 Strong , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Bombing of airdrome at Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, by Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 15th Air Force on 27 August 1944. One of the "Fortresses" is shown leaving the scene of destruction.

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.

CVA 14 Ticonderoga 19-NN-CVA 14 Ticonderoga-165175 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Cruiser and hunter cracks in propeller.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Synthetic oil plant of Braunkohle-Benzin A.G. at Zietz, Germany. During attack by 8th Air Force 28 May 1944.

Rjuken Attack, Norway (Nov. 16, 1943) Boeing B-17 on fire, pulls out of formation. Nine parachutes open above.

11-Inch Hypersonic Tunnel: various models tested in the tunnel.

More than the usual photograph, this picture strikingly conveys the dash, speed and daring that go into an air raid on an enemy base. These low-flying 5th Air Force bombers are B-25's leaving burning Japanese planes and installations behind them on Dagua

Close-up of a 50 kilo bomb and anti-personnel bomb. There were 75 to 100 of these small 8 inch bombs to a case. Location-Mandaluyong East Field. February 1945.

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.

The Nazi coastal defenses bristle with antiaircraft guns, fighter fields, and radio locator stations.

DDE-765 Keppler , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Naval Fuel Depot, Melville, RI-view from east 10000 ft , Military depots, U.S. Naval Fuel Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District

Japaneseanese Installations In The Kurile Islands Are Kept Under Day And Night Surveillance By The Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The Eleventh Air Force. This Unusual Mosaic Made Up Of Two Photographs, Contrasts Not Only The Day And Night Photographic Techni

The Battle of Toski: The defeat of the dervishes, bird's-eye view of the fight outside Toski on August 3, 1889. From Sketches on the field by a British Officer. The rock in the middle was the central position of the Dervishes. The flags were of white, blue, and red silk, with the Mahdi's name on each. Five hundred dead bodies were found behind the rock.

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

Oroluk Island, one of the small Japanese-held bases in the Carolines, approximately midway between Japan's bases at Ponape and Truck, which was bombed recently by search planes of Fleet Air Wing TVO. March 20, 1944. (Photo by Official U.S. Navy Photograph).

DDE-861 Harwood , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Airfield In England. Boreham

War album 15, picture 4031.

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.

AM-425 Bulwark , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

This radar scope photo shows the Netherlands coastline, well-known check-point for American and British airmen enroute to bomb Germany. Photo shows breakup of land and water masses. Without computation or use of fixes a skilled navigator can locate

Parapacks Hit The Ground After Being Dropped By Curtiss C-47 'Commandos' In Test Drop To Determine The Efficiency Of Streamlining The Parapacks With Cones Cut From Paper P-51 Belly Gasoline Tanks. 14 February 1945.

This Is An Aerial Photo Of A Beach On The Coast Of France. Low Tide Shows The Mine Obstacles The Nazis Hoped Would Halt Allied Landing Craft. 8 July 1944.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fires its 30mm cannon on the range during exercise Thunderhog II '80. Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

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