World War II Bombing Missions

Historic aerial images of B-17 and B-24 bombers launching missions during World War II, showcasing formations against cold gray skies and cloud-filled backgrounds.

Northrop P-61 'Black Widows' In Flight. Saipan, Marianas Islands, January, 1945
Northrop P-61 'Black Widows' In Flight. Saipan, Marianas Islands, January, 1945
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Military aircraft flying over a city, Russian Air Raid, Battle of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, April 29, 1945
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The first big raid by the 8th Air Force was on a Focke Wulf plant at Marienburg. Coming back, the Germans were up in full force and we lost at least 80 ships - 800 men, many of them pals. 1943. US Army Air Forces. Exact Date Shot Unknown
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This picture shows the result of a U.S. Army Air Forces bombing of a Japanese cargo ship, seen in the right foreground. In the background may be seen bomb geysers erupting around the Japanese vessels anchored at Hansa Bay.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Aerial recording. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Bombs That Hit The Vienna Railyards On 15 January 1945, Are Ready To Leave The Bomb Bay Of The Consolidated B-24 Liberator As It Starts Its Bomb Run. Heavies Of The 15Th Air Force Have Been Effectively Tying Up Hun Rail Facilities In Central Europe. 451
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Artwork: "Sweet Peg" Artist: Dan Witkoff, USAF Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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Smoke-stack of the Rebel Ram "Virginia". Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3277. Smokestacks, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Virginia, Richmond, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Virginia, Richmond.
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These Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 381St Bomb Group Leave Trails Of Condensing Vapor As They Wing Their Way Toward The Target At Berlin, Germany On 22 March 1944.
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A Ninth Air Force Bomber Station, England.... Photographed over the Channel on D-Day this A-20 (Havoc) of the Ninth Air Force is one its way to blast enemy installations in Northern France, while below Allied Naval Craft are steaming toward the coast to unload men and equipment which took part in the, first phase of the assault for the liberation of enslaved Europe. September 4, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Official Photograph).
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North American B-25's (Mitchells) over a Japaneseanese destroyer off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, which they hit 14 times in an attack on July 28, 1943. The next day they returned and finished the crippled Japanese vessel.
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Superfortress Bombs Over Burma. Tons of bombs speckle the sky over Rangoon, Burma, as they spew from the yawning bomb bays of B-29 Superfortresses. The target of this daylight attack by the 20th Bomber Command B-29s was a large Japanese supply depot near the Mingaladon Air Field near Rangoon. January 3, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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for protection against enemy strafing on the French coast, these men of the Anti-aircraft balloon squadron are shown in the process of hoisting up another to join those already in service.
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DF-SN-85-02814. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Postcard montage of five British Army Airships, the Nulli Secundus, Dirigible No 2, the Beta, the Baby and the Gamma.