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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An anti-aircraft gun crew on an unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun crew on unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima. Official caption:'"Navy...
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers on Iwo Jima in February
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers. Official captions:'"Jap [Japanese] suicide plane hits the water off Iwo...
Armament computer workshop, North Field, Tinian
Photograph. Entrance to the Quonset hut that housed the Armament Computer workshop. North Field, Tinian. No date
Artillery rockets firing from an American warship off the coast of Peleliu, 1944
Photograph. Artillery rockets firing from the deck of an American warship; United States Navy sailors are standing in...
Astern of the geyser is the wake left by the German U-Boat as it maneuvered in vain attempt to dodge the explosives in April 1944
427. Photograph. 'File No: 209591 April 25, 1944 Navy planes sink U-Boat in two minutes! The enemy vessel is entirely...
Avenger using jet assistance to take off from a US aircraft carrier, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. Grumman TBF Avenger using jet assistance to take off from an American aircraft carrier. Official caption on...
Avengerbeing lifted on an elevator to a flight deck
Photograph. United States Navy Grumman TBF Avenger being lifted on an elevator to the flight deck of an aircraft...
B-17 "Stinker Jr" in flight
Photograph. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Stinker Jr” [43-38652; RCL: K8-V] in flight, as seen from another aircraft....
B-17 "Stinker Jr" in flight
Photograph. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Stinker Jr” [43-38652; RCL: K8-V] in flight, as seen from another aircraft....
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-17 in flight
Photograph. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress [RCL: K8-2] in flight over a mountain range, as seen from another aircraft....
B-17 in flight
Photograph. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress [RCL: K8-2] in flight over a mountain range, as seen from another aircraft....
B-17 payload drop, Germany
Photograph. Three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses dropping a payload, as seen from another aircraft. Lieutenant H. C....
B-17 payload drop, Germany
Photograph. Three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses dropping a payload, as seen from another aircraft. Lieutenant H. C....
B-24 bombers flying over a destroyed oil refinery, Austria, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Four Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers in flight; a large cloud of smoke rising from ground near...
B-24 Liberators over Iwo Jima on 15 December 1944
B-24 Liberators over Iwo Jima. "File No: CinCPac 5083 Released: 21 December 1944 Liberators over Iwo Jima Liberators of...
B-25 attacking a Japanese freighter, South China Sea, 1945
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a Japanese freighter off the coast of an island;...
B-25 attacking a Japanese naval yard, Rabaul
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bombe attacking a Japanese naval installation and nearby transport...
B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Small column of smoke rising from the deck of a Japanese warship after a North American B-25...
B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Bombs exploding around a Japanese warship in open ocean; a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber is...
B-25 attacking Japanese escort ship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a Japanese naval escort ship in open ocean. Official...
B-25 bomber attacking a damaged Japanese destroyer, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attacking a damaged Japanese destroyer. Official caption on...
B-25 bomber attacking Axis forces, Italy
Photograph, aerial. North American B-25 Mitchell bomber flying over a battlefield; columns of smoke are rising from the...
B-25 bomber damaged after an on-ground collision with another American plane, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
North American B-25D Mitchell bomber with part of the fuselage, from the insignia (Star-in-Circle) to the tail, and...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Distant shot from another...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Distant shot from another...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. "Passed...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25D Mitchell medium bomber (Tail Number 39) in flight low over a body of water. The engines are...
B-25 bomber that has been involved in a wheels-up landing, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
A North American B-25D Mitchell medium bomber (Tail Number 99) that has been involved in a wheels-up landing. The...
B-25 bomber that has crashed, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
A North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that has crashed; folding a wheel outward from the right engine cowling,...
B-25 bomber that has crashed, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
A North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that has crashed; folding a wheel outward from the right engine cowling,...

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