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…
Photograph of several U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft releasing bombs over a target, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "Passed for personal use only. Not for publication. 27 Jun 1944. Theater Censor ETOUSA."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight over a bombed ground target, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Passed for personal use only. Not for publication. 27 Jun 1944. Theater Censor ETOUSA."
Aerial photograph of a Messerschmitt factory in Regensburg, Germany after an aerial bombing, August 17, 1943.Caption: "Results of B-17 attack on Messerschmidt [Messerschmitt] factory at Regensburg - 17 August 1943. First wave of attack. Photograph of…
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."
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…
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…