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[Aerial view of bombing in Vietnam]
Oblique aerial photograph of a bomb exploding near a river in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. The photo was taken from a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of the United States Marine Corps.

[Aerial view of bombed area in Vietnam]
Oblique aerial photograph of a river and surrounding fields in Vietnam, showing craters and other bomb damage, circa 1968-1969. The photo was taken from a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of the United States Marine Corps.

[Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler in flight]
Photograph of a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft (tail number DT 152585) of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], releasing a bomb while in flight over Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. The photo was taken from a Grumman A-6…

[Teletype printout of news story about Tokyo bombing mission, November 24, 1944]
Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission…

[Aerial view of airstrike]
Oblique aerial photograph of explosions from an airstrike on a forested area of Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The strike was carried out by a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which is not visible in the photo, as part of Operation Arc Light.Caption from…

[Aerial view of bomb crater]
Oblique aerial photograph of a bomb crater from an airstrike by a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The photo was taken from a Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter during an air assault.Caption from donor: "UH-1 assault in a B-52…

[Smoke from bombing run]
Photograph of fields and roads in Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. Plumes of smoke from a bombing run are visible in the distance. Caption from donor: "Jet bombing run."

[Aerial view of harbor being bombed]
Aerial photograph of a harbor being bombed, Hong Kong, January 1945.Inscription on verso: "Hong Kong / Jan. 1945."

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft dropping bombs over Aomori Japan]
Photograph of U.S. Navy General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft dropping bombs over Aomori Japan, July 15, 1945.Inscription on verso: "Radar drop through a solid overcast on Aomori, Japan / 7/15/1945."Crossed-out inscription on verso: "July 15 1945 /…

[bomb dropped over Manila, Philippines]
Aerial photograph of a bomb dropped by a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft over Manila, Philippines, circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "2000 lb bomb as it leaves bomb bay of Essex torpedo plane an [sic] heads (we hope) for Jap target /…
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