Historical Aerial Bombing Missions

Black and white historical images showing aerial bombing missions during World War II, highlighting military aircraft and detailed battle scenes.

Location: Between Florence and Arezzo at MR point R-076353. Attacks: 11 April 44. Martin B-26 Marauders; 64x1000 lb bombs.

Location: Between Florence and Arezzo at MR point R-076353. Attacks: 11 April 44. Martin B-26 Marauders; 64x1000 lb bombs.

Bombing of enemy installations at Vunakanau airfield, Rabaul, New Britain, 12 Oct 43.

Location: 1 mile N. of Sarzana. Reference Point P-726136. Attacks: (Note: Although attacked on 13 March, this bridge remained out well beyond 24 March-until 10 April). 24 B-26 Marauders: 93 x 1000 lb bombs.

A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 95Th Bombardment Group, 8Th Air force Leaves Its Target At Rostock, Germany, Covered With Smoke From Bomb Bursts During A Mission On 11 January 1944.

Damaged slightly in previous attack, power plant. Steam and Power Plant at Peenemunde G.A.F. Experimental Station. 4 Aug 44. GERMANY. 303rd Bomb Group.

High over Germany, formations of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses leave lanes of contrails as they speed towards target. Photo taken 19 Oct 44 when they attacked targets at Karlsruhe.

North American B-25's Of The F.E.A.F. Sweep Down On Japanese Shipping In South China Sea. 1 March 1945.

A Blazing Japanese Plane Goes Down Over Japanesean. 1945.

Bismarck Sea-A Japaneseanese destroyer stopped dead in the water by Allied bomb hits in the Bismarck Sea. Note oil slicks on water.

ATTACK ON NAZI TRAIN-U.S. Army 8th Air Force fighter pilots are working in the rear of enemy lines on the continent of Europe, strafing and dive-bombing ground installations, particularly railroad facilities, to soften Germany for the invading forces

Photo 4 Of 4: Bomb Bursts Cover The Important Coastal Railway Viaduct Five Miles Southwest Of Cannes, On The French Riviera, Which Was Blasted By Usaaf Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses On Oct 31 1943.

On the 20th of June 44 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force successfully attacked and severely damaged 14 strategic targets inside Germany. This is the Konigsborn tank ordnance depot near

Smoke from 5th AF Smoke Bombs hides our planes from Japanese Coastal A/A. Cape Gloucester area.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The Forts Can Take It. And such is the case with this 8th AAF Fort, on its way to the target, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Nov. 5th. Despite a badly mauled left wing, this ship holds its place in the formation, while other Forts at

Bomb Damage Of Schwabisch-Hall Airfield, Germany.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses carry out attack on Munich M/Y Factory, Germany, through cloud.

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Varicolored parachutes swing earthward over the French countryside, dropped from the bomb bays of 8th AF heavy bombers containing vital supplies and weapons for the French Maquis. The Maquis can be seen gathering up the supply cannisters. They have

Second Shoran Mission, flown on 14 Dec. 1944, was directed at Parma/West rail bridge Italy. Scattered clouds obscured the target at the bomb release point.

Five of these strange looking contraptions, pick-a-back planes, consisting of a FW 190 fighter mounted on top of a twin-engined JU 88 bomber, were sighted by pilots of the U.S. 8th AF while escorting the heavy bombers during the great attack

Hitting the ammunition truck dead center, it goes up in a terrific explosion. Sjeinca, Yugoslavia.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Main Rail Line At Amstettin, Austria After Strafing Attack By 51 North American P-51S Of The 325Th Fighter Group. 19 February 1945.

Cezembre, Island (off coast of France)-Napalm fire bomb hit Cezembre (off coast of France) 31 August 1944. Note P-38 in circle.

Bursts from bombs dropped by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the Third Air Division, U.S. Eighth Air Force, are observed through the clouds during the attack on the railroad bridge on the Rhine, 24 Feb. 45. More than 1,100 boeing B-17 Flying

These Two Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" Of The 390Th Bg, 8Th Air force Leave The Marshalling Yards At Frankfurt, Germany Covered With Bomb Bursts After Dropping Their Lethal Missiles There On 29 December 1944. 100Th Bg Crossed Out & Replaced With 390Th

Bombs completely cover this important railway junction just South of Rome during attack by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th AAF in conjunction with the new allied landings south of Rome.

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Smoke rises from Tatoi Airdrome, Athens, Greece, as bombs, dropped by planes of the 455th Bomb Group, burst on this vital enemy installation, September 1944.

Convoy of trucks is pinned down, M/T hit, damaged by A-20 during the big push toward Rome, Italy.

Smoke Rises From The Target At Lutzkendorf, Germany, Which Has Just Been Bombed By Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The 467Th Bomb Group. 7 July 1944.

At A 12Th Aaf Martin B-26 Marauder Base, B-26S Of The Medterranean'S Oldest Medium Bomb Group Blaze Their Trail In The Sky To Blast German Held Northern Italy.

Cranessic Island. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings, Check: HK: Erroneously marked B-39. Could easily be B-164. Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, Virginia, Craney Island , United States, Virginia, James River

Watten, France was first large site discovered. Annotations refer to results of attacks in June 44, show 120 feet crater from near miss (1), blast mark from direct hit (2), obliteration of storage area (3), hit on conveyor ramp (4) damage to end of

On September 3, 1944 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force attacked the Pancevo railroad bridge near Belgrade, Yugoslavia. These three pictures tell the story. (upper left) the bridge before the Forts smashed home. (upper right)

Bombs like rain fall on Dornier Werke final assembly line and repair plant in Oberfaffenhofen 18 March.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 452Nd Bomb Group Leave Another Lane Of Vapor Trails To Those Left By Preceding Formation Enroute To Regensburg, Germany 25 Feb. 1944. Taken By S/Sgt. F. Ferreri.

OVER THE NETHERLANDS--Supplies are dropped from the air to paratroopers fighting in an area near Best, Holland. 18 September 1944.

Bombing of Littorio Railroad Yards

WRECKAGE OF GEN. DOOLITTLE's PLANE IN CHINESE HILLS--Left is an air view of the wing of Maj. Gen. James Doolittle's crashed bomber "Somewhere in China" after the raid on Tokyo; center is another portion of the wreckage.

Spaghetti Line -- The Name Give This Much-Bombed Railroad In Northern Italy By 12Th Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Pilots. Twin Bombs From The Wings Of P-47 Accomplished A New Twist Here, Coiling The Heavy Steel Railing Into The Shape Of A Spring.

Bombing of Ploesti, Rumania on 18 August 1944 by Consolidated B-24 airplanes.

SO LONG SALLY-This generously-camouflaged Japanese Sally plane went up in smoke a few seconds after this photo was taken-destroyed by the parafrag bombs which are seen just before they hit. This is the work of the U.S. Army 5th Air Force during a

Bombs Fall Downward, Thru A Thick Blanket Of Clouds Towards The Target At Bremen, Germany 16 Dec. 1943.

Helicopters landing in landing zone Robin during the Vietnam War in September 1965. The aircraft were met with automatic weapons fire, but thankfully no damage was sustained. This photograph captures a moment portraying the dangers faced by American military personnel in Vietnam.

Italy-Main rail bridge and a diversion pass at Ora on the Brenner Line were blasted on 20 April 1945 by 12th AF North American B-25 Mitchells. White smoke of phosphorous bombs envelope anti-aircraft positions at upper right and helps cut down flak

A near miss, approximately 100 feet off the port bow, has been made on this Japaneseanese destroyer, probably of the Sigure class. The ship may be afire astern. The picture was made with the outline of an attacking plane visible at the top.

A North American B-25 Mitchell Flies Over Mount Vesuvius. On The Plane Is Painted "Finito Benito, Next Hirohito" Writing Finish To Hitler And Greetings To Hirohito. This Was The Way That The 12Th Af Celebrated The Report Of Hitler'S Death And The Coming

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Air Battle over Bremen, Germany.

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At Ebelsback, near Bamborg, Germany U.S. 8th Air Force heavy bombers launched an attack on the vital bearings plant there 21 July 44. Smoke from the burning installations may be seen rising above the target.

Mushrooming bombs almost cover the large Ordnance plant, located just outside the city of Hamburg, Germany, 6 Oct 44 as U.S. 8th AF bombers took their toll of installations there.

Converging on their target, these bombers of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force, on their way to blast Bremen, Germany, leave vapor trails that spell defeat to the Nazi agressor.

Bomb Damage To The Eller Railroad Bridge In Germany.

Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's west wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge uponn the roads.

Italy - Nazi Gun Positions And Troop Concentrations Get The 20 Lb Frag Treatment From 15Th Af Consolidated B-24 Liberators On 10 April 1945 Along The Santerno River Three Miles Southeast Of Massa Lombarda.

GHOST TRACKS IN THE SKY:--Across the frozen wastes of the sub-stratosphere are etched the ghostly white trails of Thunderbolt fighters sweeping the skies for Nazi rocket-gun interceptors that may be lurking in the path of approaching Eighth Air force

Smoke rising above clouds as other bombs are dropped.

The glow in the center of this aerial photograph is an explosion in the making at Korneuburg, Austria, Mileral Oil Refinery, which was pounded by Consolidated B-24 Liberators of the 15th AAF on 8 July 1944. This picture was taken from a height

Bomb Damage At Rennes, France. 12 Augut 1944.

Aerial view of a Boeing B-17 base near Constantine, Algeria, North Africa. 29 July 1943.

1st Lt. Richard H. Parker, Portland, Oregon, 9th Air force fighter-bomber pilot, fired this enemy ammunition truck during recent fighting in the Belgian Bulge.

Bomb Damage At Radar Jamming Installation In Germany. Damage Was Caused By Bombing Of 9Th Af, 362Nd Bomb Group, 2 March 1945.

During the Vietnam War, this photograph captures an evacuation operation in 1969. Soldiers aboard a GVB-201 aircraft are shown, possibly airlifting injured or stranded troops. These missions played a crucial role in providing medical assistance and logistical support to military personnel during one of the most challenging periods of the war.

Not accurate bombing, but careful "Postholing" of runways. These craters show what the Hun did to keep Allied Air Forces from using the Pisa Airdrome.

Before -- Pre-Strike Photo Of Osaka, Japan. 9 June 1945.

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.

Camouflaged airdrome at Beaumont-le-Roger, France, under bombardment from Allied planes. 28 June 1944.

Detailed Information On Normandy Beach Defenses Was Obtained From "Dicing" Shots Like This. 8 Foot Stakes, Constructed Of Steel, Timber Or Concrete, Formed First Line Of Normandy Anti-Boat Defenses. They Often Had Tellermines Or Shells Pointed Seaward A

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 from Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" of the 494th Bomb Group, burst on their targets-Corregidor and Caballo Island in the Philippines. 14 February 1945.

Kiska Island, Aleutians, August 10, 1942.

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Here is the dramatic story of the first use of paratroopers in the Pacific, told in exceptionally good action shots. As General Douglas MacArthur watched this scene from a plane in the air, American paratroopers, jumping from a lower altitude than

The 16Mm Gun Sight Aiming Point Camera On The Bomb Rack Of The Lockheed P-38 Lightning P-38 Photo Plane. Italy.

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Flak Barrage: These Were Some Of The Formidable Defenses That Were Poured Into German Skies To Take Its Toll On The B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 452Nd Bomb Group On 9 March 1944. The Flak Appears As Innocent Puffs Of Smoke But Each Burst Showers Approx

North American B-25 goes down from LST gunfire on 26 Dec 43 off Caps Gloucester, New Britain. A North American B-25 squadron approaching Natamo Point targets, had opened fire on a Japanese "Val" which crossed its path.

A B-17 "Flying Fortress" Mechanic Of The Eighth Bomber Command Warms His Hands Between Jobs At An Air Base Somewhere In England.

British Avenger Lands on One Wheel:A British Navy Avenger, returning from a strike against the Sakishima Islands in support of American invasion of Okinawa, approaches carrier with one wheel of under - carriage retracted. (Top). Plane contacts deck (middle) and rolls on one wheel before heeling over (bottom) the pilot made a perfect one point" landing.The British Navy went into the action against the Sakishima Islands on March 26, 1945. This is a British Official Photo. June 01, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press photo).

Pracht Railroad Bridge After Bombing Attack.

The left wing plane, #54, is framed by the second flight of Martin B-26's in the background. This bomber later had motor trouble and was forced to turn back.

Gun camera photos showing strafing of a train in France, 6 July 44 by fighter pilot, Capt. Carroll A. Peterson, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Sinking of the Italian Cruiser "TRIESTE" off La Maddelena, Sardinia.

Taken At The Battle Of Midway, June 4, 1942, 0810Mt. Taken By 431St Bomb Sq. (H) Commanded By Lt. Colonel Walter Sweeney, Jr. Altitude: 20,000 Feet With 12 Inch Lens. Scale: 1/5400. Identification: Japanese Carrier Akagi And Japanese Destroyer.

Before and during the bombing of Wiesbaden airfield, west of Frankfurt, Germany, on November 10, 1944. Bomb bursts cover much of the field and adjoining shops.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Two A-20 crew members were rescued from the waters of Manila Bay while Corregidor was being given a pre-invasion bombardment by a Navy task force which was throwing shells directly over the downed fliers. The Catalina had to fly through this

A Marine UH-1E Huey Gunship from Marine Light Helicopter Squadron-167 (HML) unleashes firepower on a suspected enemy position in Vietnam. The image captures an air strike that took place on March 17, 1971, approximately 18 miles Southwest of the Marble Mountain air Facility. Photographed by GySgt II.A. Lahan. This is a Defense Department photograph from the United States Marine Corps.

Clouds of smoke and geysers of water almost obscure this Japaneseanese destroyer in the South Pacific. The warship has just been attacked by 75 millimeter cannon-firing North American B-25 Mitchells Bomber, manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc.

LCI Show as Evacuations are Made. An LCI is shown just as evacuations are made. L. to R. one clings to life raft, second man is wounded and the third man sprawls. All wounded made it to safety.

Ahrweiler Railroad Bridge After A 9Th Aaf Bombardment Attack. Germany

Bombing of Leghorn Harbor, Italy.

CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE AIRFIELD: The substition is spread over the rocks like cement. This mud holds the rock ofundation in place and rapidly smoothed over by constant use.

Bizerte, Tunisia-Billows of smoke rise from two Axis supply ships bombed by USAAF "Flying Fortresses." The two ships were carrying munitions.

Japaneseanese Pusher Type Plane Showing Tail Section Where Engine Would Ordinarily Be Mounted. Japanesean, Sept. 1945.

May 1945 -- Displaced Russians And Other Refugees Use These Horse-Drawn Vehicles To Move What Belongings They Have To Safety Behind The Allied Lines. Picture Made From A 9Th Af Plane.

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