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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Two-story bombed building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Naha, Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "Okinawa....
U-boat construction, Germany
Photograph. Hull sections of a GermanU-boat in roofed scaffolding. Rhine River, Germany. No date
U-boat construction, Germany
Photograph. Bow section of a German U-boat in roofed scaffolding. Rhine River, Germany. No date
U-boat construction, Germany
Photograph. Aft section of a German U-boat in scaffolding and on rails. Rhine River, Germany. No date
U-boat construction, Germany
Photograph. Bow section of a German U-boat in roofed scaffolding. Personal caption on reverse: "Sub Plant on Rhine."...
U-boat crew aboard sinking German submarine in the Atlantic Ocean in 1943
"File No. R-ES-147-43638. Released: November 10, 1943. U.S.S. Card sub destruction record. Catching them two at a time...
U. S. Navy ships pave the way for the Army at Biak on 27 May 1944
489.Photograph. 'File No: 59429 June 14, 1944 U. S. Navy ships pave way for Army smashing ashore at Biak-- Amphibious...
U.S. and British Naval officers stand on the captain's bridge of an American carrier as the ship meets its British 'opposite number' warship before heading to Sabang on 19 April 1944
422.Photograph. "File No: TR-9684 May 20, 1944 First Photos Show U. S. and British carriers combining forces to smash...
U.S. Army soldiers looking at damaged structures in Liège, Belgium, April 1945
Photograph. Back view of U.S. Army soldiers looking -- probably from vehicle or train car -- at buildings and a bridge...
U.S. Army soldiers looking at war damage in Liège, Belgium, April 1945
Photograph. Backside view of U.S. Army soldiers looking -- probably from vehicle or train car -- at buildings and other...
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping smoke markers and bombs over Göppingen, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight, dropping bombs; view from similar altitude. Personal...
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying dropping bombs over Europe
Photograph. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight above cloud level, dropping bombs; view from similar altitude....
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress dropping bombs over Europe
Photograph. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in flight, bomb bay open, dropping bombs. Europe. 1944-45
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress dropping bombs over Germany, 1945
Photograph. Close-up view of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in flight, bomb bay open, dropping bombs. Note white "W"...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over damaged rail yard and cityscape of Kagi, Formosa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from a U.S. bomber of a bombing run over a rail yard and city. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/3/45...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over storage tanks at a rail yard, Formosa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View from a U.S. bomber of a bombing run over a rail yard; bombs circled on picture. Official...
U.S. bombers sweeping low over the main rail yard at Shōka, Formosa (Changhua City, Taiwan), 1945
Photograph, aerial. Taken from a U.S. bomber, the photo shows smoke rising from a rail yard. Official Caption: "Rome. 7...
U.S. military vehicle driving along war damaged street, ETO, 1945
Photograph. U.S. military vehicle driving on street past war damaged buildings, as viewed from vehicle in road....
U.S. Navy planes sink a German U-Boat in April 1944
426. Photograph. 'File No: 209584 April 25, 1944 Navy planes sink U-Boat in two minutes! Close-up of the U-Boat during...
U.S. servicemen posing with wrecked Grasshopper aircraft in Southern France in August of 1944
Photograph. U.S. servicemen posing for picture with wrecked Grasshopper observation aircraft; faces of men are unseen....
U.S. submarine rescuing the crew of a downed Navy plane in the East China Sea, circa 1945
Photograph, aerial. View of a U.S. submarine rescuing the crew of a Navy plane that was downed in the East China Sea....
U.S.S. Nevada bombards Nazi positions blocking the forward surge of Allied troops in Normandy in June 1944
478.Photograph. 'File No: 50420 June 9, 1944 U. S. Battlewagon Aids Land Forces Flame and smoke gush from the muzzles...
Unidentified air crew man working on airplane wing, Thurleigh Airfield
Photograph. Unidentified air crew man working on airplane wing inside hangar at Thurleigh Airfield. Thurleigh Airfield...
Unidentified vessel sinking at sea
Photograph. Unidentified vessel sinking at sea, sailors visible jumping over sides. Pacific Islands. No date
Urban area destroyed by bombing, Japan
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese city. Personal caption: "Bombed area--Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If...
US aerial attack on a Japanese warship in Manila Bay, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Three bombs exploding in the water near a Japanese warship. Official caption on front: "Sinking a...
US Army soldiers cruising towards a a beach battle, Philippines
Photograph. Columns of smoke rising on a coastline from a United States naval bombardment, as viewed from landing craft...
US battleship firing artillery guns at Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. American battleship firing artillery guns at the coast of Iwo Jima. Official caption on front: "Preinvasion...
US battleships firing artillery towards Kavieng, New Ireland, 1943
Photograph. American battleships firing artillery. Official caption on front: "Battleships shell Kavieng, New Ireland....
US bomber attacking a Japanese supply ship off the coast of Wewak, New Guinea
Photograph, aerial. American bomber attacking Japanese supply ship; another bomb is exploding in the ocean in the...
US bombers attacking Japanese vessels, Pacific Ocean
Photograph, aerial. Japanese cruiser, transports, and supply ships uburning off the coast of an island. Official...
US Coast Guard guns firing at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Photograph. Smoke rising from Mount Suribachi; United States Coast Guardsmen are stationed behind an artillery gun in...
US cruiser assisting the USS Princeton, Philippine Sea, 1944
Photograph. United States Nacy cruiser spraying the burning USS Princeton (CVL-23). Official caption on front: "...
US forces attacking Japanese ships in a harbor, Hong Kong, 1945
Photograph, aerial. American forces attacking Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Hong Kong under attack 16...
US forces attacking Japanese ships in Rabaul Harbor, New Guinea, 1943
Photograph, aerial. American forces attacking Japanese ships in a harbor. Official caption on front: "Destruction to...
US forces bombing Japanese ships in Takao Harbor, Kaohsiung
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships after an American aerial bombing. Official caption on...

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