Aerial bombardment

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Burning American LST off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 1943
Photograph. Burning American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] near a shoreline. Official caption on front: "LST takes direct...
Burning Japanese naval base, Rabaul, 1943
Photograph, aerial. Large columns of smoke rising from a burning Japanese naval base along a coast; a half-sunken...
Burning Japanese ship off the coast of an island, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a burning Japanese transport ship; bomb explosions are going off in the...
Burning Japanese transport ships sinking in Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea
Photograph, aerial. Several Japanese transport ships burning and sinking in a harbor. Official caption on front: "...
City Hall in ruins, Manila, 1945
Photograph. Distant view of City Hall in ruins. Foreground has pile of debris and grassy plain leading to the City Hall...
Civilian women pull handcart full of personal belongings down city street, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilian women on street pulling cart loaded with suitcases; street scene with Allied bomb damaged...
Civilians carry a basket of belongings out of bombed building, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians carry belongings out of house onto rubble-filled street after building was destroyed by...
Civilians on street pulling carts loaded with belongings, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians on street pulling carts loaded with belongings after Allied bombings; damaged buildings...
Cloud of smoke rising from a ship and pier on the coast of Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Cloud of smoke rising from a Japanese ship and pier after an American aerial attack. Official...
Collapsed rail bridge with train engine, France, 1944
Photograph. Railway bridge collapsed with engine car fallen into river. Two servicemen stand on engine car. Caption on...
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, April 1945
Photograph. Cologne Cathedral rising above surrounding war damaged buildings. Personal Caption: "Cologne, Germany April...
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, April 1945
Photograph. Two spires of the Cologne Cathedral rising above surrounding war damaged buildings. Personal Caption: "...
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, April 1945
Photograph. Two spires of the Cologne Cathedral rising above surrounding war damaged buildings. Personal Caption: "...
Cologne Cathedral, Germany, April 1945
Photograph. Cologne Cathedral rising above surrounding war damaged buildings. Cologne, Germany. April 1945 [See also:...
Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship in Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship during an American aerial attack. Official...
Columns of smoke cover Yokohama, Japan, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View of columns of smoke covering Yokohama after American incendiary bombing. Official Caption: "...
Columns of smoke rising from a Japanese airfield, Luzon Island, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from a Japanese airfield after an attack by American forces. Official...
Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships hit by American aerial bombings. Official caption on...
Complete destruction after fire bombing, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese landscape. Personal caption: "Tokyo bombed area." Official caption: "Released. If...
Complete destruction of a neighborhood, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Large area of Tokyo showing bombardment; completely devoid of buildings. Personal caption: "Tokyo...
Complete destruction of island, buildings, and forest on Kwajalein Island in February 1944
Complete destruction of island buildings and forest; Japanese sign post in foreground. 'W-CPA-44-106-CQ. 2/4. Ellner....
Covered wagon moves through a destroyed European street
Photograph. Small cattle train and horses pulling a covered wagon through a bombed European street. No date
Damaged building, Manila, 1945
Photograph. Bomb-damaged building. Windows blown out and surface pockmarked with bullet holes. Manila, Philippine...
Damaged buildings in snow
Photograph. A photo showing damaged buildings covered in snow. ETO, presumably Italy. No date
Damaged government building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Naha, Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "Okinawa....
Damaged palms, New Guinea, 1944
Photograph.“Damaged trees in the jungle near the coastline. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Neumfohr, N.G. Naval...
Damaged pier, Naples, 1944
Photograph. View of destruction and damage to pier from muddy bank. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Pier A. Naples...
Damaged railroad cars, France, 1945
Photograph. Railroad cars upside down and severly damaged from aerial bombardment. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...
Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber, ETO, February 1943
Photograph. Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "...
Damaged three-story building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "One of the...
Destroyed bank building, Germany
Photograph. A bombed building (Dresdner Bank; Drogerie) filled with rubble and debris. Germany. No date
Destroyed bridge as seen from approach, MTO
Photograph. Destroyed bridge as seen from approach with ornate gates on other side and temporary bridge next to it. MTO...
Destroyed bridge on the Po, Borgoforte
Photograph, aerial. Destroyed Italian bridge over the Po. Official caption on front: "Po River bridge at Bergoforte [...
Destroyed bridge, ETO
Photograph. Bridge destroyed by bombing or demolitions and collapsed into an unknown river. Date and location unknown,...
Destroyed bridge, MTO
Photograph. Remnants of destroyed bridge emerges from river. MTO. No date
Destroyed Japanese transport ship off the coast of Luzon Island
Photograph, aerial. Large column of smoke rising from Japanese transport ship; American warplane visible at the lower...

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