Naval Aviation

Aerial bombardment (2477)
Air warfare (2269)
Submarine warfare (784)
Bailing out/loss of plane (664)
Naval shore bombardment (537)
Kamikazes (489)
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Serviceman sitting in a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. American serviceman sitting in a crashed Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"]. Location unknown. No...
Servicemen fueling a B-29, 1945
Photograph. Servicemen fueling and performing maintenance work of a B-29 Superfortress. Personal caption on reverse: "B...
Servicemen sitting on a Messerschmitt Me 262
Photograph. Two American servicemen sitting on the wing of a damaged Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" ["Swallow"]....
Shadows of German soldiers on rocky soil, France, 1940
Photograph. Shadows of German soldiers on rocky soil of bomb crater. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Far...
Sinking Japanese ships in Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph. Two sinking Japanese cargo ships in a bay; two large columns of smoke are rising in the background....
Sinking Japanese transport ship off the coast of Luzon Island, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Cloud of smoke rising from a sinking Japanese transport ship after an American aerial bombardment....
Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison in October 1944
283.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46343 October 26, 1944 Tons of Death Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison...
Smoke and debris erupting from the Chikunan Rail Yards, Formosa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from a U.S. bomber of smoke and debris erupting from a rail yard after a bombing run. Official...
Smoke and flames rise from an American ship anchored off Okinawa, Japan, June 1945
Photograph. Smoke and flames rise from an American ship anchored off Okinawa after kamikaze attack. Official Caption: "...
Smoke billowing from a US aircraft carrier, Philippine Sea
Photograph. Smoke billowing from a United States aircraft carrier; a Japanese bomb is exploding in the ocean in the...
Smoke billowing from the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō, Coral Sea, 1942
Photograph, aerial. Smoke billowing from the damaged Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō. Official caption on front: "Navy...
Smoke billows from damaged Japanese ship, PTO
Photograph, aerial. Smoke billows from hit Japanese ship. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Jap ship being bombed."...
Smoke from burning Japanese ships blankets the city of Manila, Philippines
Photograph. Smoke from several burning Japanese ships blankets the sky. Official caption on front: "Smoke blankets...
Smoke from flames begun by shells and bombs hangs over Guam on 20 July 1944
505.Photograph. 'File Number: 59459 August 2, 1944 Landing climax terrific bombardment of Guam Smoke from flames begun...
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima; Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun crew in...
Smoke plumes rising from aerial bombing of transportation hub in Coesfeld, Germany
Photograph, aerial. Smoke plumes rising from aerial bombing of transportation hub. Personal Caption: "Rail yards and...
Smoke rises from a failed kamikaze attack near a U.S. aircraft carrier, Okinawa Island, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Side view of U.S. aircraft carrier nearly struck by a Japanese suicide plane. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/18...
Smoke rises from the wreckage of an airplane, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
Two plumes, one small and one large, of black smoke rising from a field. The smoke is rising from the wreckage of an...
Smoke rising from aerial bombardment of Yap, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Smoke rising from an American aerial bombardment. Official caption on front: "Navy bombers blast...
Smoke rising from damaged USS St. Louis off the coast of Leyte, Philippines, 1944
Photograph. Smoke rising from the USS St. Louis (CL-49) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "...
Smoke rising from Japanese-held Paoching, China, after bombing by the U.S. Army Air Force, 1945
Photograph. Aerial photograph of smoke rising from Japanese-held Paoching, China, after bombing by the U.S. Army Air...
Smoke rising from oil refinery in Ōtake, Japan, after U.S. bombing, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Billowing smoke rising from oil refinery in Ōtake, Japan, after U.S. bombing. Official Caption: "(...
Smoke rising from the bow of the USS Suwannee (CVE-27) off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Isolated fire on the deck of the USS Suwannee (CVE-27) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption...
Smoke rising from the burning USS Suwannee (CVE-27) off the shore of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. USS Suwannee (CVE-27) burning after a Japanese kamikaze attack; a Grumman Avenger (Torpedo bomber) is...
Smoke rising from the USS Lexington, Coral Sea, 1942
Photograph. Smoke billowing from the damaged aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2); bi-plane or seaplane wings are...
Smoke rising from the USS Lexington, Coral Sea, 1942
Photograph. Large cloud of smoke rising from an explosion aboard the USS Lexington (CV-2). Official caption on front: "...
Smoke rising from the USS Wasp off the coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942
Photograph. Smoke rising from the burning USS Wasp (CV-7). Official caption on front: "Death of the Wasp after taking...
Smoke rising from the USS Yorktown of the coast of Midway, 1942
Photograph. Smoke rising from an explosion on the USS Yorktown (CV-5); antiaircraft flak in the foreground. Official...
Smoke rising from the USS Yorktown off the coast of Midway, 1942
Photograph. Distant view of smoke rising from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5); American warship nearby....
Smoking from mortal wounds administered by planes of the USS Ranger, this Nazi merchant vessel lies dead in the water during a raid off Bodo, Norway in October 1943
431.Photograph. 'File No: ES-163-201246 February 20, 1944 Saga of the Ranger First vessel of the U. S. Navy to be...
Smoking wreckage of a crashed bomber in Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
Grassy field with a plane, possibly a bomber, on the ground in the distance with a large plume of black smoke getting...
Soldier walks along street with loose tank treads and bombed house
Photograph. Scene of loose tank treads in the road, a soldier walking across a road and a bombed house in the...
Staging area over St. Vith, Belgium on 26 December 1944
Staging area over St. Vith, Belgium on 26 December 1944. "Staging Area St. Vith, Germany. Battle of Bulge. Mission...
Standing buildings surrounded by bomb sites, Tokyo,1945
Photograph, aerial. Standing buildings surrounded by bomb sites in downtown Tokyo. Personal caption: "Tokyo--showing...
Street with rubble and half destroyed building
Photograph. Image looking down street with rubble and half destroyed building on left. Unknown location. No date
Surfaced submarine fleet in the Pacific Ocean
Photograph. Surfaced USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, USS Tinosa, USS Bowfin, and the USS Skate underway. Official...

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