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Background imageAerial View Collection: An oil blaze started by Beaufighters of the RAF in an attack on Thegon pump station some

An oil blaze started by Beaufighters of the RAF in an attack on Thegon pump station some miles north west of Moulmein near the month of the Sittang River in Burma

Background imageAerial View Collection: Picture taken during a very successful attack on an oil storage tank at Sadaing Tank Farm

Picture taken during a very successful attack on an oil storage tank at Sadaing Tank Farm just south of Yonangyaung, Burma, by RAF Beaufighters. Five storage tanks originally stood, on this site

Background imageAerial View Collection: RAF Beaufighters over Burma have been hitting hard and often at important Japanese supply

RAF Beaufighters over Burma have been hitting hard and often at important Japanese supply and transport targets. Picture shows: A goods train between Thazi and Pyawbwe is attacked by a Beaufighter

Background imageAerial View Collection: As a result of a sustained bombing campaign by the US Tenth Air Force against Japanese

As a result of a sustained bombing campaign by the US Tenth Air Force against Japanese rail communications in Burma the enemy has been forced to depend more

Background imageAerial View Collection: A harmless looking farm cart trundling along a country road between Kyaukpadung

A harmless looking farm cart trundling along a country road between Kyaukpadung and Poaywa was sighted by RAF Beaufighters flying overhead

Background imageAerial View Collection: Paddle steamers, camouflaged with cut vegetation in an attempt to merge them with

Paddle steamers, camouflaged with cut vegetation in an attempt to merge them with the surroundings, are used by the Japanese as headquarters on some of the Burmese rivers

Background imageAerial View Collection: Dense smoke with a flaming centre is seen rising from the gas plant at Zietz following

Dense smoke with a flaming centre is seen rising from the gas plant at Zietz following an attack by Liberator heavy bombers of the US 8th Air Force. Circa June 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Reconnaissance photograph taken by 106 (PR) Group, RAF of the damaged to the Adam Opel

Reconnaissance photograph taken by 106 (PR) Group, RAF of the damaged to the Adam Opel motor factory at Russelsheim, Germany

Background imageAerial View Collection: British troops have scored successes and are mopping up on the Imphal Ukhrul front

British troops have scored successes and are mopping up on the Imphal Ukhrul front. Advancing north from Imphal, capital of the border state of Manipur

Background imageAerial View Collection: Direct hits from the US 8th Air Force heavy bombers on every building of the Waggun

Direct hits from the US 8th Air Force heavy bombers on every building of the Waggun ME-110 assembly plant at Brunswick, Germany. Smoke and fire blanket the target. 11th January 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Damage to two large exhibition buildings in the Charlottenburg Fairgrounds

Damage to two large exhibition buildings in the Charlottenburg Fairgrounds, gutted as a result of Allied air attacks on Berlin. Circa April 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Alfred Teves aerospace component factory at

Aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Alfred Teves aerospace component factory at Frankfurt following night attacks by RAF Bomber Command on the nights of 18th/19th March and 22nd/23rd March

Background imageAerial View Collection: On Sunday 20th February 1944 the US 8th Air Force despatched 2000 heavy bombers to attack

On Sunday 20th February 1944 the US 8th Air Force despatched 2000 heavy bombers to attack enemy aircraft factories at Leipzig, Brunswick, Bernburg and military targets at Gotha

Background imageAerial View Collection: This is how the Bettenhausen ordnance depot at Kassel, 110 miles north west of Cologne

This is how the Bettenhausen ordnance depot at Kassel, 110 miles north west of Cologne, appeared after the US 8th Air Force heavy bombers had attacked the facility on 2nd October

Background imageAerial View Collection: Friedberg Marshalling Yard Air Raid 4th December 1944 The vital choke point

Friedberg Marshalling Yard Air Raid 4th December 1944 The vital choke point and half the yards receive the solid impact of a tight cluster of bombs

Background imageAerial View Collection: Aerial view showing damage caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock

Aerial view showing damage caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock on 23rd March 1944, just after B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the US Ninth Air Force dropped more than 300 tons

Background imageAerial View Collection: Smoke and dust billow upward during a successful attack by by Flying Fortresses of the US

Smoke and dust billow upward during a successful attack by by Flying Fortresses of the US 15th Air Force on Istres- Le Tube aerodrome near Marseille in occupied Southern France on 16th November 1943

Background imageAerial View Collection: To the bombardiers riding in US Eighth Bomber Command, Flying Fortresses

To the bombardiers riding in US Eighth Bomber Command, Flying Fortresses, the German U boat locks (A) and pens (B) at La Pallice, La Rochelle, were tiny targets far below

Background imageAerial View Collection: At Lechfeld, in South Western Germany, one of the training centres for German bomber

At Lechfeld, in South Western Germany, one of the training centres for German bomber personnel. heavy concentrations of bombs hit hangers

Background imageAerial View Collection: Four bay hangars, workshops, barracks and one large hangar were hard hit by Flying

Four bay hangars, workshops, barracks and one large hangar were hard hit by Flying Fortresses of the US Eighth Army Air Force on 28th March 1941 at the Ju 88 repair base at Reims in occupied France

Background imageAerial View Collection: One of the heaviest concentration of bombs ever delivered against single target by bomber

One of the heaviest concentration of bombs ever delivered against single target by bomber aircraft of the US Eighth Air Force, on the Nazi aircraft factory at Meaulte in enemy occupied France

Background imageAerial View Collection: Aerial view of B17 Flying Fortress bombers of the US 8th Air Force plastering another

Aerial view of B17 Flying Fortress bombers of the US 8th Air Force plastering another Nazi fighter base at the Amiens-Glisy aerodrome in Northern France, 15th August 1943

Background imageAerial View Collection: The Nazi run Renault motor and armaments plant at Billancourt on the outskirts of Paris

The Nazi run Renault motor and armaments plant at Billancourt on the outskirts of Paris, was successfully bombed by Flying Fortress bomber aircraft of the US Eighth Air Force

Background imageAerial View Collection: A Volcano of smoke spouts up from Hanovers sprawling tyre factories after a heavy

A Volcano of smoke spouts up from Hanovers sprawling tyre factories after a heavy raid by Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force. 26th July 1943

Background imageAerial View Collection: Flying Fortress bomber aircraft of the 15th US Air Force attack on the important German

Flying Fortress bomber aircraft of the 15th US Air Force attack on the important German held airfield of Montpellier in enemy occupied France. 27th January 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Flying Fortress and Liberator bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force

Flying Fortress and Liberator bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force, again penetrated Germanys defences to strike targets in Berlin on Wednesday 8th March 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: B-24 Liberator bombers of the 15th US Air Force, shown in formation near their target

B-24 Liberator bombers of the 15th US Air Force, shown in formation near their target, a German aircraft assembly plant at Bourges, south east of Orleans, France. 10th April 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Murky smoke spouts up from the Bettenhausen Focke Wulf plant at Kassel as bombs register

Murky smoke spouts up from the Bettenhausen Focke Wulf plant at Kassel as bombs register on the target area. The work of Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force

Background imageAerial View Collection: Several direct hits have considerably damaged the triangular junction at

Several direct hits have considerably damaged the triangular junction at the Sarreguemines marshalling yards in enemy occupied France

Background imageAerial View Collection: At Metz, in enemy occupied France, thee unit bay workshops and three locomotive

At Metz, in enemy occupied France, thee unit bay workshops and three locomotive and wagon sheds were all completely destroyed in an attack on the marshalling yards by heavy bombers of the US Eighth

Background imageAerial View Collection: Strings of bombs head for the already burning target at Regensburg

Strings of bombs head for the already burning target at Regensburg, Germany on the Danube river near the Austrian border in January 1945

Background imageAerial View Collection: Smoke spouts up from the Nazi repair and equipment aerodrome at Werl, east of Dortmund

Smoke spouts up from the Nazi repair and equipment aerodrome at Werl, east of Dortmund, during an attack by heavy bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force

Background imageAerial View Collection: Huge columns of black smoke rise over the target of Klagenfurt, Austria

Huge columns of black smoke rise over the target of Klagenfurt, Austria, after American Flying Fortress bombers of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force blasted factory buildings

Background imageAerial View Collection: Severe damage to important buildings is shown in this reconnaissance picture after

Severe damage to important buildings is shown in this reconnaissance picture after the US 8th Air Force attack on the Messerschmitt works at Augsburg, Germany on 13th April 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: RAF reconnaissance photographs taken after the two major attacks by aircraft of Bomber

RAF reconnaissance photographs taken after the two major attacks by aircraft of Bomber Command on 18th-19th and 22nd - 23rd March 1944

Background imageAerial View Collection: Apparently secure In their belief that East Prussic was beyond the range of daylight

Apparently secure In their belief that East Prussic was beyond the range of daylight bombers, German defences were caught napping when Flying Fortress bombers of US Eighth Air Force Bomber Command

Background imageAerial View Collection: Pouring into swirling, billowing clouds of smoke rising from bomb battered Kiel

Pouring into swirling, billowing clouds of smoke rising from bomb battered Kiel, thousands of fire bombs rain down on the German U-boat

Background imageAerial View Collection: B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force fly majestically through

B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force fly majestically through patches of white cloud as they head for their base in England after completing one of their many bombing missions over

Background imageAerial View Collection: The important German railway centre Malines, one of the main lines from Germany to

The important German railway centre Malines, one of the main lines from Germany to the Channel ports of France, sustained heavy damage after an attack by a heavy force of US Ninth Air force B-26

Background imageAerial View Collection: High explosives bursting on and around Kiel Germania Werft U-boat construction yards

High explosives bursting on and around Kiel Germania Werft U-boat construction yards(as shown in left centre) in the attack by US Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress

Background imageAerial View Collection: Just outside the Little town of Chartres in enemy occupied France

Just outside the Little town of Chartres in enemy occupied France, the German fighter-pilot training base was one of the targets for Flying Fortress bombers of the the US Eighth Air Force

Background imageAerial View Collection: Under a strong protection of US Eighth and Ninth Air Force fighters

Under a strong protection of US Eighth and Ninth Air Force fighters, American heavy bombers attacked several German pilot training centres in occupied France

Background imageAerial View Collection: Flying fortress bomber aircraft of the US Army Air Forces

Flying fortress bomber aircraft of the US Army Air Forces, supported by Spitfire fighters of the RAF, made an attack on the big German U-boat base at Lorient in Brittany

Background imageAerial View Collection: Aerial view showing damed caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock

Aerial view showing damed caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock on 23rd March 1944, just after B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the US Ninth Air Force dropped more than 300 tons of

Background imageAerial View Collection: B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the United States Army Air Force hit dispersal areas

B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the United States Army Air Force hit dispersal areas and all three runways on the import Nazi bomber base of Montdidier in enemy occupied Northern France on 24th

Background imageAerial View Collection: Photograph taken during a daylight attack on the steel and engineering works of the Cie

Photograph taken during a daylight attack on the steel and engineering works of the Cie Fives-Lille, and the locomotive, carriage and wagon works of the Sec

Background imageAerial View Collection: Aerial photograph taken a few hours after Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Air

Aerial photograph taken a few hours after Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Air Force had bombed the huge Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg on the Danube river near the Austrian border

Background imageAerial View Collection: This photograph, taken during a night attack by Allied aircraft on Piraeus harbour

This photograph, taken during a night attack by Allied aircraft on Piraeus harbour, Greece, on 11th - 12th January 1944, shows bombs bursting in the target area



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