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505th Bomb Group B-29 taxiing on North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. 505th Bomb Group B-29 taxiing on an airstrip. Two B-29s are in the background; one is flying and the other...
A damaged P-38 Lightning in New Guinea on 29 March 1943
Photograph. A damaged P-38 Lightning in New Guinea. "P-38 shot down in New Guinea 1944. This ship belongs to Major...
A General Motors built Avenger roars over the beachhead on Panson Island on 20 October 1944
397.Photograph. Grumman TBM Avenger flies above landing forces, 'File Number 287577 Navy Lands Army on Panson Pictorial...
A group of Army A-20 Havoc attack bombers roaring out over the sea enroute to bomb Nazi positions in Cisterno, Italy in 28 March 1944
Douglas A-20 Havoc. "File No: 58963 March 28, 1944 A-20's smash at Cisterno Emphasizing the close cooperation with...
Aerial view of a Japanese city, Japan
Photograph, aerial. View of a Japanese city, probably Tokyo. No date
Aerial view of bases on Tinian
Photograph, aerial. View of 9th Bombardment Squadron and 504th Bombardment Squadron bases. The main airfield is in the...
Aerial view of North Field, Tinian
Photograph, aerial. View of North Field, Tinian. Personal caption on reverse: "Largest air field in the world (at the...
Aerial view of the American Fleet deployed in Tokyo Bay, Japan
Photograph, aerial. View of the American Fleet deployed in Tokyo Bay. Official caption on front: "[illegible] Display...
Aerial view of Tinian from the Navy Liberator piloted by Commander Miller on 1 July 1944
405.Photograph. 'File No: 46572 September 21, 1944 Saga of Bus Miller--- This aerial view of devastated Tinian was...
Airplanes flying in formation
Photograph. Two groups of airplanes flying in formation. Location unknown. No date
Airstrip on an island, 1946
Photograph, aerial. Military airstrip on an island. Personal caption on reverse: "Air strip / 1946." 24 June 1946 Kodak...
American P-38 fighter hit during flight
American P-38 fighter hit during flight; B-24 bombers nearby. "One of our P-38's hit." Probably in Italy. Probably 1943...
Armament computer workshop, North Field, Tinian
Photograph. Entrance to the Quonset hut that housed the Armament Computer workshop. North Field, Tinian. No date
B-17 Flying Fortress at Thurleigh airfield, Bedford, England
Photograph. B-17 Flying Fortress at Thurleigh airfield, nose surrounded by scaffolding. Near Bedford, England. 1943-45
B-17 Flying Fortress inside hangar undergoing repair, Thurleigh Airfield
Photograph. B-17 Flying Fortress inside hangar during repair, all propellers being replaced, good view of radial...
B-17 Flying Fortress nose cone with nose art, Thurleigh Airfield
Photograph. B-17 Flying Fortress nose cone with nose art featuring cartoon men riding a falling bomb: Capt'n and His....
B-29 landing
Photograph. Side view of a B-29 Superfortress landing on an airstrip. Personal caption on reverse: "B-29 landing."...
B-29 landing on an airstrip
Photograph. A B-29 Superfortress coming in for a landing. Personal caption on reverse: "B-29 landing." Presumably...
B-29 sitting on North Field, Tinian
Photograph. B-29 Bomber sitting on a runway. Its bomb bay doors are open. Another B-29 is in the background. North...
B-29 taking off
Photograph. Side of a B-29 Superfortress beginning to take off. Personal caption on reverse: "B-29 taking off."...
Barrage balloon
Photograph. Barrage balloon hovering just above a field. Residential buildings are in the background. Location unknown...
Beechcraft Model 18/ C-45 Expeditor being towed, Thurleigh Airfield
Photograph. Beechcraft Model 18/ C-45 Expeditor being towed at Thurleigh airfield, near Bedford, England. 1943-45
Bomb bay of a B-29, North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. Bomb bay of a B-29 Bomber loaded with 100lb M47A1 incendiary bombs. North Field, Tinian. 1945
Bow-on view of Commander Norman M. 'Bus' Miller's Consolidated Liberator 'Thunder Mug' on Eniwetok in September 1944
401.Photograph. Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator. 'File No: 46583 September 21, 1944 Saga of Bus Miller--- 'Bow-on' view...
C-46 taking off, 1945
Photograph. Front view of a Curtiss C-46 Commando taking off from an airstrip. Personal caption on reverse: "C46 / Take...
C-46 taking off, 1945
Photograph. Front view of a Curtiss C-46 Commando taking off from an airstrip. Personal caption on reverse: "C46 / 1945...
Captured Kamikaze Aircraft, Hickam Field, Oahu c.1945
US dubbed 'Baka' or Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, "cherry blossom," a rocket powered human-guided kamikaze attack plane, "...
Coast Guardsman checking the sights of a cockpit machine gun
Photograph. Coast Guardsman checking the sights of a cockpit machine gun. Caption on reverse: "18433. From: Public...
Crashed B-24, 1945
Photograph. Crashed Consolidated B-24 Liberator on a beach; "480" is painted on the nose. Personal caption on reverse...
Crashed B-29 from the 505th Bomb Group, North Field, Tinian
Photograph. B-29 Bomber being towed from a ditch by two cranes. North Field, Tinian. 1945
Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Front of a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"] in a field; the propellers are damaged....
Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Side of a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"] in a field; the propellers are damaged....
Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Side of a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"] in a field; the propellers are damaged....
Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Side of a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"] in a field; the propellers are damaged....
Damaged B-29 from the 504th Bombardment Group on North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. B-29 from 504th Bombardment Group with a heavily damaged tail. North Field, Tinian. 1945
Damaged B-29 on North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. 58th Bomb Wing B-29 Bomber with a perforated wing damaged by antiaircraft fire. North Field, Tinian. 1945

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