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)
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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. 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....
Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Front 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...
Damaged deck of the USS Lamson in Ormoc Bay, Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Damaged deck of the USS Lamson (DD-367) after a kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "Navy destroyer...
Damaged deck of the USS Nevada off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Debris covering the damaged deck of the USS Nevada (BB-36) after a kamikaze attack. Official caption on...
Damaged government building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Naha, Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "Okinawa....
Damaged Helldiver crash-landing over Kyushu, Japan, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aflame and falling towards the land below. Official caption on front: "Navy...
Damaged palms, New Guinea, 1944
Photograph.“Damaged trees in the jungle near the coastline. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Neumfohr, N.G. Naval...
Damaged pier, Naples, 1944
Photograph. View of destruction and damage to pier from muddy bank. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Pier A. Naples...
Damaged railroad cars, France, 1945
Photograph. Railroad cars upside down and severly damaged from aerial bombardment. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...
Damaged signal bridge on the USS Hornet (CV-8) off the coast of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942
Photograph. Signal bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) damaged by a kamikaze attack; smoke is rising...
Damaged tail assembly of German bomber, France, February 1943
Photograph. Damaged tail assembly of German Dornier Do 217 bomber. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "After a...
Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber, ETO, February 1943
Photograph. Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "...
Damaged three-story building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "One of the...
Damaged USS Hornet off the coast of Santa Cruz Islands, 1942
Photograph, aerial. Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) near two smaller American warships in open water. Official...
Damaged USS Ticonderoga off the coast of Taiwan, 1945
Photograph. Damaged island control structure of the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official...
Damaged USS Yorktown of the coast of Midway, 1942
Photograph. Heavily damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5) in open water with other American warships nearby. Official caption on...
Debris in a desert, North Africa, 1942-43
Debris in the desert; probably an airplane crash site. North Africa. 1942-43
Deck of the USS Morris after a kamikaze attack off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Damaged deck of the USS Morris (DD-417) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "...
Deck of the USS Newcomb after a kamikaze attack off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Sailors surveying the severely damaged deck of the USS Newcomb (DD-586). Official caption on front: "USS...
Depth charge released from the bow of Patrol craft boat in Atlantic Ocean in 1942-43
Depth charge released from the bow of Patrol craft boat. "15 - photos - 5. General Release. January 25, 1943. Action...
Depth charge released from the bow of Patrol craft boat in Atlantic Ocean in 1942-43
"12650-010 Photos0-01265. General Release. January 25, 1943. Action aboard a PC boat on patrol duty with an Atlantic...
Destroyed airplanes on the deck of the USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Warplanes destroyed by Japanese kamikazes on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)....
Destroyed bank building, Germany
Photograph. A bombed building (Dresdner Bank; Drogerie) filled with rubble and debris. Germany. No date
Destroyed bridge as seen from approach, MTO
Photograph. Destroyed bridge as seen from approach with ornate gates on other side and temporary bridge next to it. MTO...

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