Historical Aerial Photography

Black and white aerial images capturing various military-related landscapes, including war zones and strategic locations from the 1940s, highlighting World War II operations.

Photograph showing bombs exploding in Berlin's industrial zone during an Allied air-raid on the German capital, 6th August 1944. This image was taken by one of the bombers, probably one of the US 8th Air Force which specialised in day-time raids over Germany. Date: 1944

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Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Vertical aerial photograph showing smoke rising from the target area during an attack on a chemical factory at the foot of a mountain near Popoli, Pescara, Italy, by Martin Baltimores of No. 232 Wing RAF of the Tactical Bomber Force.

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Aerial photography of tanks in terrain on Gotland, 1944 Aerial photography of tanks in terrain on Gotland, 1944.

Photograph showing bombs exploding in Berlin's industrial zone during an Allied air-raid on the German capital, 6th August 1944. This image was taken by one of the bombers, probably one of the US 8th Air Force which specialised in day-time raids over Germany. Date: 1944

Aerial view of Kamp van Zeist.

Messerschmitt experimental center and ME 410 bomber assembly plant at Augsburg was one of the targets for Boeing B-17 Fortresses of the 8th AF during their daylight mission of 13 April 44. This photo was taken just before the attack started.

Despite attempts by the enemy to hide the marshalling yards at Ploesti, Rumania, bombs dropped by the 98th Bomb Group on 24 April 1944 find their target.

Destruction of the Siman power house portion of the Kali Konto power system in Japanese occupied Java by R.A.A.F. Liberators. Photograph was taken to the release of the bombs. The long white oblong building in the front center is the turbo-generator portion of the power house. To the left can be seen the quarters occupied by the Jap technicians. February 8, 1945. (Photo by Department of Air).

Arrow points to a cluster of fragmentation bombs just as they have been automatically sheered. Each cluster has 6 bombs and one group of six is seen immediately below the cluster just breaking open. This photo was taken by cameramen in Martin B-26

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Reconnaissance of the Heide Hemmingstedt oil refinery, Heide, Germany, approximately 30 miles northwest of Hamburg, Germany, attacked by Consolidated B-24 Liberators 14 Jan 1945, showed the primary vital part, the main distillation unit, to be

Landing Fields - Hawaii - Maui Island, Aerial Photograph.

Malmen camp area, 1918 aerial view of Malmens camp area.

"Avenues Of Trees" Effect As Bombs Burst On Important Nazi Fighter Base -- Looking like several avenues of trees extending along the right of this picture from bottom to top are puffs from bombs that have just ploughed furrows across the landing area of the important Nazi fighter base at Glisy, near Amiens, in German-occupied France. The picture was taken from one of the flying fortresses that hit the target August 15th while other formations attacked enemy airdromes at Merville, Poix, Vitry-en-

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U.S. Planes Scout Jap Caroline Island -- Kusaie Island, easternmost of the Caroline group and one of the heavily developed and defences of the Jap Islands, was scouted and Photographed by U.S. Navy planes January 17, Fog obscures the area of greatest development of this South Pacific Island. February 22, 1944. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

U.S. Bombers Raid Naples, Italy Scoring direct hits on military barracks, a fuel dump, ship and other targets on the docks and quays, the United States Army Air Forces in a recent raid devastated the waterfront of Naples, Italy. Bombing with deadly accuracy, the American airmen started huge fires, the smoke from which can be seen in this picture. April 26, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Brit. Eight Army In Western Desert - Including El Alamein Battle 1939-1945 - Military War File (See Also: In Africa). January 18, 1943.

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 photography of Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby 1945 Aerial photography of Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby 1945

Captured Japanese photo of Pearl Harbor attack - 'Alas, the spectacle of the American battleship fleet in its Dying Gasp. The attack of our assault force was extremely accurate and achieved direct hits with all bombs. The leading ship of the OKLAHOMA Class is already half sunk. The MARYLAND type and the PENNSYLVANIA type are blowing up from several direct hits. The chips crumble and their hulls are twisted and keeling over. Crude oil gushes forth fearfully. This view of the wretched enemy's capital ships which were converted into a sea hell was photographed from directly overhead by the heroes of our calm, valorous attack force.'

Aerial view of bombing at Roermond, November 11, 1944. Photos taken by No 320 sq., 2nd. T.A.F.

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.

Bonis airstrip at Buka passage looked like this after the first of several bombing attacks by Navy carrier aircraft on a 1 November. The jungle airfield is surrounded by a network of Jap-built roads. December 28, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Navy Photo).

American Raids On France. August 14, 1944.

Aerial view of a bomb-damaged landscape. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War. Square-toothed trenches zig-zag their way across fields pockmarked with bomb craters. Nord-Pas de Calais or Picardie, France, 24 January 1918., Nord-Pas de Calais, France, Western Europe, Europe .

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Aerial image of F 8, 1939 Aerial view from 1200 meters altitude of Barkarby Airport, F 8, 1939. Detail of. Buildings.

U.S. Marauders Blast Large Airdrome In German -- Bursts of smoke mount skyward from wrecked installations at the German-held Schiphol airdrome near Amsterdam, Holland, as B-26 Marauder bombers of the Ninth U.S. Army air force roar away from their targets to head for their bases in Great Britain. Although strongly defended by the Germans, the airdrome, one of the largest in Europe, has been heavily damaged in successive attacks by American bombers. May 31, 1944. (Photo by U.S. office of Information).

When Marauder B26 medium bombers of the U.S. 9th AF bombed the railway yards at Creil, 25 miles north of Paris, on March 20, one of their precision targets was the important locomotive repair shops. This picture shows the locomotive repair shops

Köln-Mülheim, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945

Two reinforced concrete aircraft hangars at the Ahmed Al Jaber Airfield show the results of a coalition bombing strike during Operation Desert Storm. The hangars had been suspected of housing Iraqi aircraft. The photograph was taken from a Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft using the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

DN-SN-88-06410. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bomb Bursts Completely Cover The Railroad Yards At Pyinmana, Burma After Planes Of The 12Th Bomb Group, 434Th Bomb Squadron Have Flown Over And Dropped Their Lethal Loads On 2 December 1944.

R.A.F.'s grand Slam. -- The Arnsberg viaduct after it had been attacked by 22,000-lb bombs of R.A.F. Bomber Command. In March 1945 it was announced that the R.A.F. were using against specially selected targets a 22,000 lb missile. nearly twice the size of its predecessor a 12,000 lb. missile. This massive bomb known as the "Grand Slam" is 35ft. long with a diameter of 3ft. 10ins., and is of the streamlined deep penetration type, scaled up version of the six tonner. with a tail unit. approximatel

An air-to-air right side view of sixteen aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 7 flying in formation over Naval Air Station, Fallon. The group includes an F-14A Tomcat, A-7E Corsair II, A-6E Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, S-3A Viking and an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A view of the engine exhaust of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The F-4 was damaged when the MIDWAY collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. (Substandard image). Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

Aerial view of the French Aviation camp near Verdun during World War I. One can plainly see the hangars with the insect like war planes in front of them. Behind the hangars, motor trucks are parked, and behind these are tents, the living quarters of the aviators

Aerial photograph showing aftermath of the Zeebrugge Raid. British blockships are, left - right : HMS Intrepid, HMS Iphigenia, HMS Thetis. April 1918

Aerial View Of The 490Th Qm Depot Somewhere In England. 3 March 1945.

Highway bridge at Arnhem, Holland, shown mantled by smoke from bomb bursts during the Martin B-26 attack.

"Combined Operation": Diagram for use in combined operations book "The attack on the West Flank". " Strictly according to plan": The double assault by no.4 Commando on the six-gun battery west of Dieppe. August 9, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

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''Un "Aviatik" en Chasse; Avion Allemand photographie en plein vol par un Aviateur Belge',1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

East Mukden, Manchuria-(Photo taken on 14 June 44.) This area is near North Mukden airfield. Key: (1) AA battery, (2) Manchuria Airplane Mfg. Co.--A/C assembly, (3) Mukden arsenal, (3a and 3c) explosive storage and probable shell loading - World War II

Japanese Base at Mund point Bombed This aerial view of Munda point, near the Japanese base of Munda on new Georgia islans in the central Solmons, shows smoke rising along the runway of a Japanese air field during a bombing attack by American planes. Allied forces launched an offensive in the central Solmons group by landing at Rendova Island, only five miles from Munda. December 06, 1949.

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.

Twin Air Attacks Blast Japanese Installation In Burma -- Two U.S. Army Air For bombing missions, arriving from different directions simultaneously, successfully carry out attacks only a mile apart to score direct hits on twin bridge. (upper right) and the Japanese railroad yard (lower left) at Myitkyina, Burma. The surprise two-way raid, carried out from different bases, completely baffled the enemy fighter defenses which was split up and rendered ineffective by the maneuver. August 23, 1943.

The Japanese base on Wille Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific smokes from a strike by United States Navy planes in November. The Jap air strip is shown. December 29, 1943. (Photo by Official U.S. Navy Photograph).

Air recording Royal Institute for the Marine (KIM)

Japanese strong point and anchorage in the Jaluit Atoll of the Marshalls. Picture was made 16 November 1943. July 16, 1945. (Photo by Official 7th Army Air Force Photograph).

An aerial view of the Portland Air Force Base, Oregon Air National Guard Apron, home of the 142nd Fighter Group (Air Defense) circa 1962. Present are 25 F-89J Scorpions (at least three appear to be painted in ADC gray), four T-33A jet trainers and one VC-47 transport. Two single-aircraft alert shelters are seen at the upper right portion of the ramp, likely with alert F-89Js in them. The long building at the top of the photograph is an Oregon Army National Guard aviation facility, soon to be removed as the Reserve Apron construction was completed. (142nd Wing History Archive)

The city of Wesel, devastated by Allied bombing in preparation for the crossing of the Rhine on 22-23 March 1945.

Aerial view , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District

PARACHUTES INTO NO MAN'S LAND--Vari-colored parachutes carrying vital supplies drift from U.S. 8th AF. Second Air Division Consolidated B-24 Liberators, 24 March 1945, to fall to the waiting 1st Allied Airborne troops waiting below. 1500 transports

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.

Bombing od east london fuel tanks during world wra two 1941

NAS Squantum at high tide , Air bases. Photographs of the First Naval District

Allied Supplies Move Over Egyptian Desert - Motorized convoys, miles long, carrying supplies and reinforcements, move right behind the victorious British fighting forces chasing Marshal Erwin Rommel's forces out Egypt and Libya. February 12, 1942. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

A black and white aerial photograph of McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolona, shot on March 2nd, 1999. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial shot De Peel airbase

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection Daylight attack on Munich m/yds (USAAF 4.10.44) Image reversed.

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.

London in flames during the Luftwaffe bombings, United Kingdom, World War II, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVII, No 37, September 15, 1940.

Coasters Harbor Island-view from south 10000 ft. , Islands. Photographs of the First Naval District

Naval Ammunition Depot, Railroad Crossing Route 3 near Magazines, Hingham, Massachusetts. 1942-03-08T00:00:00.

Aero Engine factory supplying Luftwaffe blitzed by U.S. Fortresses -- The Gnome and Phone aircraft factories at Le Mans, France, which not only manufactured aero engines for the Luftwaffe, but also does considerable repair work on F.W. 190 engines, was successfully bombed by the 8th., Air Force Flying Fortresses on July 4th, 1943. Action picture made during the attack shows, Bomb bursts spread across the adjacent aerodromes, the Gnome and Phone plants, and (in the foreground) the southern end of the Hege Railway marshalling yards. October 11, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Official Photograph)

Bombardiers Send Home Proof Of Their Aim -- Using a circle and an arrow, the northwest African Air force sent home this picture to prove its bombardiers drop their bombs on the target, which in this case was the smoke shrouded railway yards at Pisa, Italy, on the winding Arno river, 165 miles northwest of Rome. Note a Bomb dropped near the famous leaning tower of Pisa (Circled). September 21, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Aerial view of palm shadows in the Arabian desert, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). Artist: Unknown

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