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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Burning Japanese naval base, Rabaul, 1943
Photograph, aerial. Large columns of smoke rising from a burning Japanese naval base along a coast; a half-sunken...
Burning Japanese ship off the coast of an island, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a burning Japanese transport ship; bomb explosions are going off in the...
Burning Japanese transport ships sinking in Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea
Photograph, aerial. Several Japanese transport ships burning and sinking in a harbor. Official caption on front: "...
Burning of shoreline
Photograph, landscape. Several fires on burning along a shore line. Location unknown. No date
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...
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...
Captured German 'one man submarine' on Anzio beachhead in April 1944
251.Photograph. '21 April 44. MM-5-44-3969. Fifth Army, Anzio Beachhead Area, Italy. Captured German 'one man submarine...
Captured German 'one man submarine' on Anzio beachhead in April 1944
198.Photograph. Fifth Army, Italy. Captured German 'one man submarine' converted from an ordinary torpedo from which...
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, "...
City Hall in ruins, Manila, 1945
Photograph. Distant view of City Hall in ruins. Foreground has pile of debris and grassy plain leading to the City Hall...
Civilian women pull handcart full of personal belongings down city street, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilian women on street pulling cart loaded with suitcases; street scene with Allied bomb damaged...
Civilians carry a basket of belongings out of bombed building, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians carry belongings out of house onto rubble-filled street after building was destroyed by...
Civilians on street pulling carts loaded with belongings, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians on street pulling carts loaded with belongings after Allied bombings; damaged buildings...
Cloud of smoke rising from a ship and pier on the coast of Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Cloud of smoke rising from a Japanese ship and pier after an American aerial attack. Official...
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...

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