Aerial bombardment

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B-24 Liberators over Iwo Jima on 15 December 1944
B-24 Liberators over Iwo Jima. "File No: CinCPac 5083 Released: 21 December 1944 Liberators over Iwo Jima Liberators of...
B-25 attacking a Japanese freighter, South China Sea, 1945
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a Japanese freighter off the coast of an island;...
B-25 attacking a Japanese naval yard, Rabaul
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bombe attacking a Japanese naval installation and nearby transport...
B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Bombs exploding around a Japanese warship in open ocean; a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber is...
B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Small column of smoke rising from the deck of a Japanese warship after a North American B-25...
B-25 attacking Japanese escort ship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a Japanese naval escort ship in open ocean. Official...
B-25 bomber attacking a damaged Japanese destroyer, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a damaged Japanese destroyer. Official caption on...
B-25 bomber attacking Axis forces, Italy
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber flying over a battlefield; columns of smoke are rising from the...
B-25 bombers attacking a Japanese escort ship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Japanese escort ship being strafed by North American B-25 Mitchell bomber from the 11th Air Force....
B-25 bombers attacking a Japanese supply ship in a harbor, New Guinea
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber flying over a Japanese supply ship; a bomb is beginning to...
B-25 bombers attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Bomb exploding in the ocean next to the stern of a Japanese warship; a North American B-25 Mitchell...
B-25 dropping bombs on German troops near Lake Comacchio, Italy
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber dropping a bomb load; other B-25s are flying in formation...
B-26 bombers destroying a German fuel dump, Po Valley
Photograph, aerial. Two Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight; columns of smoke are rising from the ground below....
B-26 bombing a marshalling yard, Florence
Photograph, aerial. Martin B-26 Marauder bomber in flight; a large cloud of smoke is rising from a marshalling yard in...
Belgian civilian child standing among rubble, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilian child standing among rubble; chaotic street scene with Allied bomb damaged buildings in...
Belgian civilians assess bombed building, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians standing among salvaged belongings from building destroyed by Allied bombings, no...
Bomb craters near the airfield on Iwakuni, Honshu, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Bomb craters and bombed-out buildings near a Japanese airfield. Official caption on front: "Bomb...
Bomb damaged building with piles of rubble. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Manila legislative building damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "Legislative bldg. after...
Bomb damaged cathedral, Manila, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Cathedral that's been completely gutted by bomb damage. Personal caption on photo front:“"Stu church" and”...
Bomb destruction, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese city. Personal caption: "Gutted Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If published...
Bomb dropped from an American B-25 blasts the railroad trestle near Tsusho, Formosa, 1945
Photograph. Bomb dropped from an American B-25 blasts a railroad trestle. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/3/45. A single...
Bomb exploding in river, ETO
Photograph. Bomb or mine exploding in river. Penciled notation on reverse: "Overshot bomb drop." Europe. 1940-44
Bomb falling towards Manila, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Bomb falling towards the city below. Official caption on front: "A 2,000-pound bomb calling card...
Bomb-damaged buildings, Japan
Photograph. Roped-off area of collapsed buildings. Japanese sign hung on tree. Japan. 1945
Bomb-damaged buildings, Japan
Photograph. Roped-off area of collapsed buildings. Japanese sign hung on tree. Japan. Duplciate of 2009.365.068. 1945
Bomb-damaged church. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Christian cathedral damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "St. Pauls cathedral Manila."”...
Bomb-damaged City Hall in Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Manila City Hall damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "City Hall - Manilla [sic]" and...
Bomb-damaged city, Naples, 1944
Photograph. Piles of rubble and damaged buildings stand alongside a wide roadway. Personal caption on photo reverse:‘"...
Bombardier of a Navy plane uses Norden bombsight to determine when to release his bombs in November 1944
"File No: 47150 November 25, 1944. Eyes and "Mechanical Brain" on the target. Bombardier of a Navy plane uses famed and...
Bombed building and rubble
Photograph. The ruins of a building. The same building seen in 2013.574.121. Unknown location. No date
Bombed building, Germany, 1945
Photograph. View looking down at a damaged building and a pile of rubble. Distant mountains in the background. Germany...
Bombed building, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Building site with debris and hanging wires. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1945 Manila, Phillipines [...
Bombed building, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Bombed site with twisted metal. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1945 Manila, Phillipines [sic] Luzon...
Bombed buildings surrounded by dense trees, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Palace grounds. Personal caption: "Palace grounds--Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If...
Bombed buildings, ETO
Photograph. Bombed buildings and rubble. ETO. No date
Bombed buildings, Germany
Photograph. A bombed building and piles of debris in the streets. Shop sign reads "Wolfgang Licqur."’Germany. No date

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