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"Hell's Belle" crew members relaxing, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Staff Sergeant Jack N. Lebid [front left], Sergeant George Andrews, and Staff Sergeant Angelo M. Campanini...
"Hell's Belle" crew members relaxing, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Four crew members of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z Square 7, serial number 42-24680...
"Hell's Belle" crew members relaxing, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Close-up of Sergeant John M. Birchett [left], Staff Sergeant Jack N. Lebid, and Sergeant George Andrew sitting...
"Hell's Belle" crew members, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Eleven crew members of the Boing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z Square 7, serieal number 42-...
"Hell's Belle" crew posing for a photograph, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z Square 7, serial number 42-24680] gathered in...
"Hell's Belle" crew posing for a photograph, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z Square 7, serial number 42-24680] gathered in...
1st Lt. Warren G. Glover during a mission, Pacific Islands, 1945
Slide. First Lieutenant Warren G. Glover [Bombardier] turning backwards inside the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Z Square...
345th Bombardment Group attacking a Japanese destroyer escort, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bombers from the 345th Bombardment Group attacking a Japanese...
3rd Fleet ships attacking a Japanese ship, East China Sea
Photograph, aerial. United States Navy carrier-based aircrafts torpedoing a Japanese ship. Official caption on front: "...
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...
5th Air Force bombers attacking a Japanese transport ship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. United States bombers from the 5th Air Force attacking a Japanese transport ship; large columns of...
A B-25 bomber takes off near a crashed B-25, 1942-45
A crashed North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber with Star-in-Circle insignia. In the background there is a second...
A canopy of smoke rises from the shores of Guam as Navy guns and planes hammer the Japanese base on 21 July 1944
502.Photograph. 'File Number: 59458 August 2, 1944 Jap [Japanese] funeral pyre on Guam A towering canopy of gray and...
A crashed B-25 bomber in North Africa (probably), 1942-43
A crashed North American B-25D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 33929 and a large '24' above it). The nose and left engine...
A crewman works on a damaged engine in shallow water, Mediterranean Sea, 1942-44
Scanned photo showing the left engine resting on the ground, in shallow water, with a bent propeller and a crewman...
A damaged B-25 bomber on its belly, 1942-45
Front view of a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, with bent propeller blades, that has suffered...
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...
A Japanese light tank hit by an air strike at Tuguegarao in the Philippines in 1945
Photograph. Captured US M3 Stuart used by the Japanese. Official caption, "Jap [Japanese] light tank hit by air strike...
A Martin B-26 Marauder in taxiing out to take off on mission, probably in 1945 in Europe
A Martin B-26 Marauder in taxiing out to take off on mission, probably in 1945 in Europe. "Taxiing out to take off on...
A Mitchell B-25 straffing and dropping parafrag bombs on a Japanese airfield in the Dutch East Indies in 1942
Photograph. A Mitchell B-25 straffing and dropping parafrag bombs on a Japanese airfield in the Dutch East Indies. "...
A Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat lands on its carrier following a strike at Japanese installations in the Philippines in February 1945
419.Photograph. 'File No: 47892 February 6, 1945 Hellcat comes back A Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat lands on its carrier...
A near-hit on the USS Kalinin Bay, Philippine Sea
Photograph. United States Navy sailor crouching on the deck of the USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) during a near-hit by a...
A North American B-25 Mitchell bombs a Japanese supply boat in near Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea in 1945
Photograph. A North American B-25 Mitchell bombs a Japanese supply boat in near Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea in 1945. "...
A salvo from the 16' guns of the USS Iowa heads out for the target during a 'dress rehearsal' for a Pacific landing operation in October 1944
291.Photograph. USS Iowa. '256591 October 26, 1944 'Big I' Bellow--- In a tremendous gust of smoke and flame, a salvo...
A sketch of French refugees fleeing town, France, June 1944
Photograph. Photograph of a sketch of French refugees fleeing town because of Allied bombing. Translated German caption...
Aerial bombing of a Japanese warship, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Bombs exploding in ocean near a Japanese warship; smoke from a direct hit is rising from the ship....
Aerial bombing of Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Plumes of smoke and dust rising from bomb explosions in fields near bombed out city. Official caption on...
Aerial bombing of Japanese cargo ships in Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph. Several bombs exploding in the water surrounding Japanese cargo ships; a large column of smoke is rising in...
Aerial bombing of Osaka, Japan, 1 June 1945
Photograph, aerial. Smoke plumes from bomb explosions, rising over port city. Official Caption: "Rome. 8/8/45. U.S....
Aerial photograph of a cluster of bomb explosions in a mountainous area that is bisected by a mountain road, Italy (probably), 1 December 1944
Bomb clouds in a mountainous area that is bisected by a mountain road. "RESTRICTED." "1/12/43." Italy (probably). 1...
Aerial photograph of a cluster of bomb explosions in a town, 1942-45
Lots of buildings left and right of a main road, or rail line, where there are numerous bomb hits hidden by clouds of...
Aerial photograph of a cluster of bomb explosions in an area with rail lines and roads, Italy (probably), 20 January 1944
Aerial view showing circular pattern of rail lines and roads with bomb blasts in the center where a road bisects the...
Aerial photograph of a cluster of bomb explosions in an area with rail lines, roads, and a river, Italy (probably), 20 January 1944
Aerial view showing circular pattern of rail lines and roads with bomb blasts in the center where a road bisects the...
Aerial photograph of a cluster of bomb explosions in the town of Velletri, Italy, 22 January 1944
Lots of scattered buildings in the counrtyside; at the top and middle is a group of buildings (Velletri) coved in bomb...

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