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Aerial view of a bombed city, Japan, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View of a bombed city, probably Tokyo. Official caption (Front): "Restricted." Japan. 1945
Aerial view of a Japanese city, Japan
Photograph, aerial. View of a Japanese city, probably Tokyo. No date
Aerial view of B-25 Mitchell bombing raid on Rabaul Harbor in 1944
Aerial view of B-25 Mitchell bombing raid on Rabaul harbor; two B-25s below in right corner. '"B25 bombing Ribald. On...
Aerial view of B-25 Mitchell bombing raid on Rabaul in 1944
Aerial view of bombing raid, probably over a Japanese airfield and runway. '"B25 bombing. Rabaul. 1944."' Rabaul, East...
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 bomb damaged city
Photograph, aerial. View of bomb damaged city. Location unknown. No date
Aerial view of bombed section of city, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese city. Personal caption: "Tokyo area." Official caption: "Released. If published...
Aerial view of countryside with smoke trail, ETO, May 1940
Photograph, aerial. View of unidentified town. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Bombers attack. Over the...
Aerial view of Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945
Slide. Aerial view of the peak of Mount Fuji. Japan. 1945
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...
Aerial view of Tokyo, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from the cockpit of a plane and aerial view of Tokyo. Official caption on photo front: "20AF-...
Aerial view of US ships shelling the shoreline in Italy 1944-1945.
134.Photograph. Aerial view from plane of a US Destroyer shelling a distant shoreline. A second Destroyer can be seen...
Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo, Japan in October 1945
"Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo." October 1945
Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo, Japan in October 1945
"Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo." October 1945
Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo, Japan in October 1945
"Aerial views of bombing damage to Tokyo." October 1945
Aftermath of Allied bombing raid, Germany, March 1942
Photograph. Aftermath of Allied bombing raid over Dortmund, Germany. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "...
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 ammunition dump burning, New Georgia Islands, 1943
Photograph. American ammunition dump burning after a direct hit by Japanese bombers; servicemen are walking in the...
American amphibious assault ships bombarding Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Line of LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) bombarding a coastline with rocket artillery; large clouds...
American bomb dropping toward Japanese naval base at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, 1944
Photograph, aerial. American bomb dropping toward Japanese naval base. Official caption on front: "Naval bomb on its...
American bombers attacking a Japanese destroyer escort, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Large column of smoke rising from a Japanese destroyer escort in open ocean; bombs are exploding in...
American bombers attacking an airfield, Grosseto, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Clouds of smoke rising from multiple bomb explosions. Official caption on front: "Attack on...
American bombers destroying an Axis ammunition dump, La Spezia
Photograph, aerial. Large explosion rising from an Axis ammunition dump. Official caption on front: "12th AF bombers...
American bombs dropped on German position in France in October 1944
American bombs dropped on enemy position. "ETO-HQ-44-16861. Stewart. 6 Oct. Signal corps photo. Machine gunners hurry...
American bombs dropping on a German submarine base, Pula, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Three American bombs falling toward a German submarine base; bombs are exploding on the base below...
American nose art on a damaged plane, ETO
Photograph. American nose art of a turtle cartoon and caption "Göbels" mimicking the Nazi Joseph Goebbels. Translated...
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...
American parachute fragmentation bombs falling on rail yard in Chikunan, Formosa (Taiwan), 1945
Photograph, aerial. View of American bombs falling on train in rail yard. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/3/45--Descending...
American parachute fragmentation bombs falling on sugar mill, Keishu, Formosa (Taiwan), 1945
Photograph, aerial. Low-angle photograph of American parachute fragmentation bombs falling on sugar mill. Official...
American warships firing at Angaur, Palau, 1944
Photograph. American warships firing at Angaur; columns of smoke are rising from the coast. Official caption on front...
American warships firing at Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. American warships firing at Peleliu; columns of smoke are rising in the background. Official caption on...
Amphibious LVTs cruising towards Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States amphibious LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) cruising in open water under protective fire of a...
An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower in France on 4 July 1944
An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6621 Newhouse (6) 4 July. Credit --...

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