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Historical Military Aerial Views

Black and white aerial photographs showcasing military bases, damage assessments, and operational landscapes, capturing historical contexts of air force activities.

A B-25 And A P-47 Inspect The Damage Done To A Rail Link In The Brenner Pass By The Hard Hitting 12Th Air Force.
A B-25 And A P-47 Inspect The Damage Done To A Rail Link In The Brenner Pass By The Hard Hitting 12Th Air Force.
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 18, 2022) File photo circa 1971 captioned, View of U.S. Naval Detachment taken from hillside”. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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Aerial View Of Enemy Installation At Hallendorf, Germany. 10 May 1945.
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Aerial view , Armories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Naval Fuel Depot, Melville, RI-view from west 10000 ft , Military depots, U.S. Naval Fuel Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Aerial view of the surroundings of the Soesterberg airbase.
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NO CAPTIONS AVAILABLE. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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View of Gorizia and its surroundings from Monte San Michele.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection General view Avington Tank Camp
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Soesterberg airbase, aerial view of the adjacent Den Dolder.
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DN-SN-85-00665. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aerial view of the Soesterberg airbase.
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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.
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Navy Yard Annex , Naval yards & naval stations, Navy Yard Annex. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Aerial airbase Soesterberg with the American camp of 32 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS).
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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.
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Trip to South America: Caracas, Venezuela, White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment, preparations, and personnel; images of members of the press; and views of the city. View of the ground from the roof of Hotel Tamanaco in Caracas, Venezuela, as White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff set up equipment.
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Fuel Depot , Military depots, Fuel Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Löbau. Barracks d. 1. K.S. Hunter battalions no. 12
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DN-SN-90-01445. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-1259. 1956
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Stavanger. June 17, 1940.
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The steep bluffs of the River Dnieper on which Kiev lies. June 23, 1941.
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An aerial view of the migrant camps built on the rifle range. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)
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Winter Harbor barracks , Barracks. Photographs of the First Naval District
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DN-SN-85-00664. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Goal Of Red Forces In China -- This is a general view, made this year, looking north along the Bund and the Pearl river in Canton, China. In background is North Bridge. Communist forces moving south in China are 170 miles from the city. Political sources in Canton, which is the Nationalist capital, predicted today that the Communists would formally proclaim a government of China Oct. 10. August 18, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Navy Yard , Naval yards & naval stations, Navy Yard. Photographs of the First Naval District
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British Troops Disembark at Piraeus -- A picture taken from the air by an R.A.F. official photographer showing Greek crowds watching British troops disembarking at Piraeus, Port of Athens. October 1, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).
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Alamein Memorial Now Nearing Completion -- The cloister opens to the south upon a series of terraces and flower beds leading down to the Cemetery and to the Stone of remembrance and, beyond it, the cross or Sacrifice found in Commonwealth war cemeteries all over the world.The Alamein Memorial, which is being built by the Imperial War Graves Commission at the battlefield Cemetery in the We stern Desert in Egypt, is now nearing completion. The Memorial has been constructed by the Imperial War Graves Commission to the design of Sir Hubert Worthington, O.B.E., A.R.A., and consists of a cloister on the northern side of the battlefield Cemetery at El Alamein in the Western Desert. November 1, 1954. (Photo by British Official Photograph).
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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.
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DA-ST-85-02254. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)
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Airman's View of Lae, New Guinea, and the Markham River valley, which has been the objective of successful bombing attacks by the Australian and United States air force since the Japanese occupation last month. In all, more than 44 enemy planes have been destroyed or damaged in raids on Lae. Also, building, hangars, installations, ammunition dumps, the pier and runways have been heavily bombed. May 6, 1942. (Photo by Saturday Magazine).
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