Naval Aviation

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B-29 taking off
Photograph. Side of a B-29 Superfortress beginning to take off. Personal caption on reverse: "B-29 taking off."...
Barrage balloon
Photograph. Barrage balloon hovering just above a field. Residential buildings are in the background. Location unknown...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy big...
Beechcraft Model 18/ C-45 Expeditor being towed, Thurleigh Airfield
Photograph. Beechcraft Model 18/ C-45 Expeditor being towed at Thurleigh airfield, near Bedford, England. 1943-45
Belgian civilian child standing among rubble, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilian child standing among rubble; chaotic street scene with Allied bomb damaged buildings in...
Belgian civilians assess bombed building, Belgium
Photograph. Belgian civilians standing among salvaged belongings from building destroyed by Allied bombings, no...
Black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1942
Photograph. In the middle distance, black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dirt yard and the...
Black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1942
Photograph. In the middle distance, black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dirt yard and the...
Bomb bay of a B-29, North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. Bomb bay of a B-29 Bomber loaded with 100lb M47A1 incendiary bombs. North Field, Tinian. 1945
Bomb craters near the airfield on Iwakuni, Honshu, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Bomb craters and bombed-out buildings near a Japanese airfield. Official caption on front: "Bomb...
Bomb damaged building with piles of rubble. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Manila legislative building damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "Legislative bldg. after...
Bomb damaged cathedral, Manila, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Cathedral that's been completely gutted by bomb damage. Personal caption on photo front:“"Stu church" and”...
Bomb destruction, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese city. Personal caption: "Gutted Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If published...
Bomb dropped from an American B-25 blasts the railroad trestle near Tsusho, Formosa, 1945
Photograph. Bomb dropped from an American B-25 blasts a railroad trestle. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/3/45. A single...
Bomb exploding in river, ETO
Photograph. Bomb or mine exploding in river. Penciled notation on reverse: "Overshot bomb drop." Europe. 1940-44
Bomb falling towards Manila, Philippines
Photograph, aerial. Bomb falling towards the city below. Official caption on front: "A 2,000-pound bomb calling card...
Bomb-damaged buildings, Japan
Photograph. Roped-off area of collapsed buildings. Japanese sign hung on tree. Japan. 1945
Bomb-damaged buildings, Japan
Photograph. Roped-off area of collapsed buildings. Japanese sign hung on tree. Japan. Duplciate of 2009.365.068. 1945
Bomb-damaged church. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Christian cathedral damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "St. Pauls cathedral Manila."”...
Bomb-damaged City Hall in Manila, Philippines. 1945
Photograph. Manila City Hall damaged from bombing. Personal caption on photo front: "City Hall - Manilla [sic]" and...
Bomb-damaged city, Naples, 1944
Photograph. Piles of rubble and damaged buildings stand alongside a wide roadway. Personal caption on photo reverse:‘"...
Bombardier of a Navy plane uses Norden bombsight to determine when to release his bombs in November 1944
"File No: 47150 November 25, 1944. Eyes and "Mechanical Brain" on the target. Bombardier of a Navy plane uses famed and...
bombardment of Japanese held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit in the 1940s
"Bombardment of Jap held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit." 194-
Bombed building and rubble
Photograph. The ruins of a building. The same building seen in 2013.574.121. Unknown location. No date
Bombed building, Germany, 1945
Photograph. View looking down at a damaged building and a pile of rubble. Distant mountains in the background. Germany...
Bombed building, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Building site with debris and hanging wires. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1945 Manila, Phillipines [...
Bombed building, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Bombed site with twisted metal. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1945 Manila, Phillipines [sic] Luzon...
Bombed buildings surrounded by dense trees, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Palace grounds. Personal caption: "Palace grounds--Tokyo." Official caption: "Released. If...
Bombed buildings, ETO
Photograph. Bombed buildings and rubble. ETO. No date
Bombed buildings, Germany
Photograph. A bombed building and piles of debris in the streets. Shop sign reads "Wolfgang Licqur."’Germany. No date
Bombed buildings, Innsbruck, 1945
Photograph. Destruction of buildings along town square. Snow-capped mountain in the distance. Personal caption on...
Bombed buildings, Japan
Photograph. Bombed remnants of city buildings. Japan. 1945
Bombed city blocks, Tokyo
Photograph, aerial. Bombed city blocks in Tokyo. Personal caption: "Scene Tokyo--Aug. 1944." Official caption: "...
Bombed factory, Japan
Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese factory. Personal caption: "Bombed factory--Japan." Official caption: "Released. If...

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