Naval Aviation

Aerial bombardment (2477)
Air warfare (2269)
Submarine warfare (784)
Bailing out/loss of plane (664)
Naval shore bombardment (537)
Kamikazes (489)
Carrier warfare (425)
Dog fights (366)

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Clouds of antiaircraft flak off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Clouds of antiaircraft flak over open water; antiaircraft gun barrels and folded American planes are on a...
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...
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...
Column of smoke rising from the USS Princeton, Philippine Sea, 1944
Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from the USS Princeton (CVL-23); another warship is in the middleground....
Columns of smoke billowing from US aircraft carriers, Philippine Sea
Photograph. Columns of smoke billowing from multiple United States aircraft carriers; Japanese bombs are exploding in...
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 along the coast of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising along the coast; several landing craft are cruising towards the shore....
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....
Corsair being loaded with missiles, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy sailors loading missiles onto a Vought F4U Corsair. Official caption on front: "Corsair...
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
Crashed B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in Europe
Photograph. Crashed B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in meadow; soldier and jeep nearby. Note white "W" in dark triangle on...
Crashed B-24 bomber, 1942-45
Crashed Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber with Star-and-Bars insignia. The bomber is resting, near a fence, with...
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-25 bomber, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
Crashed North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. The engine is missing from the right wing and a serviceman is...
Crashed B-25 bomber, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
Crashed North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. The engine is missing from the right wing, part of the nose is...
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....
Crew of the USS Wilkes-Barre helping fight fires on the burning USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Crew of the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) helping fight fires on the burning USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). Official...
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
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 deck of the USS Aaron Ward off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Damaged deck of the USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) after Japanese kamikaze attacks. Official caption on front: "The...

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