Aerial bombardment

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Smoke rising from oil refinery in Ōtake, Japan, after U.S. bombing, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Billowing smoke rising from oil refinery in Ōtake, Japan, after U.S. bombing. Official Caption: "(...
Smoking from mortal wounds administered by planes of the USS Ranger, this Nazi merchant vessel lies dead in the water during a raid off Bodo, Norway in October 1943
431.Photograph. 'File No: ES-163-201246 February 20, 1944 Saga of the Ranger First vessel of the U. S. Navy to be...
Soldier walks along street with loose tank treads and bombed house
Photograph. Scene of loose tank treads in the road, a soldier walking across a road and a bombed house in the...
Staging area over St. Vith, Belgium on 26 December 1944
Staging area over St. Vith, Belgium on 26 December 1944. "Staging Area St. Vith, Germany. Battle of Bulge. Mission...
Standing buildings surrounded by bomb sites, Tokyo,1945
Photograph, aerial. Standing buildings surrounded by bomb sites in downtown Tokyo. Personal caption: "Tokyo--showing...
Street with rubble and half destroyed building
Photograph. Image looking down street with rubble and half destroyed building on left. Unknown location. No date
Two Japanese women walk down the street, Japan
Photograph. Two Japanese women in western-style clothing walk through damaged neighborhood. Japan. 1945
Two-story bombed building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Naha, Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "Okinawa....
U.S. Army soldiers looking at damaged structures in Liège, Belgium, April 1945
Photograph. Back view of U.S. Army soldiers looking -- probably from vehicle or train car -- at buildings and a bridge...
U.S. Army soldiers looking at war damage in Liège, Belgium, April 1945
Photograph. Backside view of U.S. Army soldiers looking -- probably from vehicle or train car -- at buildings and other...
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping smoke markers and bombs over Göppingen, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight, dropping bombs; view from similar altitude. Personal...
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying dropping bombs over Europe
Photograph. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight above cloud level, dropping bombs; view from similar altitude....
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress dropping bombs over Europe
Photograph. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in flight, bomb bay open, dropping bombs. Europe. 1944-45
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress dropping bombs over Germany, 1945
Photograph. Close-up view of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in flight, bomb bay open, dropping bombs. Note white "W"...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over damaged rail yard and cityscape of Kagi, Formosa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from a U.S. bomber of a bombing run over a rail yard and city. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/3/45...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over storage tanks at a rail yard, Formosa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from a U.S. bomber of a bombing run over a rail yard; bombs circled on picture. Official...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over the main rail yard at Shōka, Formosa (Changhua City, Taiwan), 1945
Photograph, aerial. Taken from a U.S. bomber, the photo shows smoke rising from a rail yard. Official Caption: "Rome. 7...
U.S. military vehicle driving along war damaged street, ETO, 1945
Photograph. U.S. military vehicle driving on street past war damaged buildings, as viewed from vehicle in road....
Urban area destroyed by bombing, Japan
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese city. Personal caption: "Bombed area--Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If...
US aerial attack on a Japanese warship in Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Three bombs exploding in the water near a Japanese warship. Official caption on front: "Sinking a...
US bomber attacking a Japanese supply ship off the coast of Wewak, New Guinea
Photograph, aerial. American bomber attacking Japanese supply ship; another bomb is exploding in the ocean in the...
US bombers attacking Japanese vessels, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Japanese cruiser, transports, and supply ships uburning off the coast of an island. Official...
US forces attacking Japanese ships in a harbor, Hong Kong, 1945
Photograph, aerial. American forces attacking Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Hong Kong under attack 16...
US forces attacking Japanese ships in Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea, 1943
Photograph, aerial. American forces attacking Japanese ships in a harbor. Official caption on front: "Destruction to...
US forces bombing Japanese ships in Takao Harbor, Kaohsiung
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships after an American aerial bombing. Official caption on...
US Navy aerial bombing of a Japanese airbase, Mili Atoll
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from a Japanese airbase after a United States Navy aerial bombardment....
US Navy aerial bombing of Brooketon, Borneo, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising for two buildings near coastline after an attack by United States Navy...
US Navy aerial bombing of Miri, Borneo, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from buildings near coastline after a United States Navy aerial bombing....
US Navy aerial bombing of Miri, Borneo, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Bombed-out and destroyed buildings at a Japanese supply dump after a United States Navy aerial...
US Navy aerial bombing of northern Borneo, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Japanese ice plant engulfed in flames from an explosion during a United States Navy aerial bombing...
US Navy aircrafts attacking Japanese installations, Saigon, 1945
Photograph, aerial. United States Navy aircrafts from the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) attacking Japanese installations....
US Navy aircrafts attacking Japanese ships in a harbor, East China Sea
Photograph, aerial. Japanese ships under attack by United States Navy carrier-based aircrafts. Official caption on...
US Navy airplanes attacking Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong, 1945
Photograph, aerial. United States Navy airplanes attacking Taikoo dockyard. Official caption on front: "Taikoo dockyard...
US Navy airplanes bombing the coast of Hong Kong, China, 1945
Photograph, aerial. United States Navy carrier-based aircrafts bombing a mountainous coast. Official caption on front...
US Navy bombarding Japanese installation at Munda Point, New Georgia, 1943
Photograph, aerial. Japanese installation being bombarded from United States Navy forces. Official caption on front: "...
US Navy bombing Japanese naval facilities on Celebes Island, Indonesia, 1944
Photograph, aerial. United States Navy bombing Japanese naval facilities on Celebes Island. Official caption on front...

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