Bombing Collection (page 5)

Attack by naval Avengers on an Innoshima shipyard. 3rd September 1945

San Stefano smashed. Bursts of high explosive bombs can be seen directly in the target area, as the B-17s complete their mission of destruction on this vital Axis supply base

RAF daylight raid on Cologne 2nd March 1945 which was the last of the 262 air raids the city suffered throughout the war. In the morning and afternoon of 2nd March

The RAF 12000 lb Tallboy bomb, the first completely streamlined heavy bomb to be used during the second World War and the forerunner to the 22, 00 lb " Grand Slam" bomb which followed

One of the first official photographs to be released of operation Fido, showing how fog was dispersed by artificial means from RAF airfields

The famous "Dam Busters"raid by Royal Air Force No
The famous " Dam Busters" raid by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams in the Ruhr Valley, Germany

B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the United States Army Eighth Air Force sent their bombs plummeting through clouds on to the important railway marshalling yards at Mainz during a daylight attack

A Halifax bomber landing after a night raid over Italy during the second World War. 19th December 1942

A Halifax bomber of RAF Bomber Command in flight over the target area during a raid on the synthetic oil plant at Wanne-Eickel in the Ruhr region of Germany

Scenes on an RAF Bomber Command Station as Halifax bombers take off to attack the German industrial city of Dusseldorf, Germany on the night of 11th June 1943

A bomber station in Britain from which great Halifax planes of RAF Bomber Command leave with their loads to take part in the systematic Allied campaign to wipe out German centres of industrial

Streaking across the German sky, American B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Army Air Force leave vapour trails high above the clouds as they head for their target

RAF Beaufighters attack oil storage tanks at Sadaing Tank Farm, Yonangyaung, Burma. World War Two. No actual year given for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 1943

A Royal Air Force bombing attack on Akyab, Japan. Picture is a direct hit on the jetty. On the right is a 1, 700 ton supply vessel sunk in shallow water by the RAF in an earlier raid

The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total telegraph traffic of Britain passed, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of 29th - 30th December

A Messerschmitt 110 goes down in flaming pieces before the massed fire power of the Flying Fortresses of the American Eighth Air Force in their attack on the ball-bearing factory at Schweinfurt

An attack on oilfields at PloieEti by US 9th Air Force Liberator bombers. 1st August 1943
An attack on oilfields at Ploiești by US 9th Air Force Liberator bombers. 1st August 1943

Aerial photograph showing damage to Pforzheim by R. A. F. Bomber Command. February 1945
Aerial photograph showing damage to Pforzheim by R.A.F. Bomber Command. February 1945

Reconnaissance view of a U-boat construction yard in Wilhelmshaven. December 1943

Heavy damage to Kassel after an R. A. F. raid. Pictured, five fires still burning among
Heavy damage to Kassel after an R.A.F. raid. Pictured, five fires still burning among the buildings of an imitation leather factory of Wachstuch and Kenstledenwerke. 4th October 1943

The results of an 8000 lb bomb dropped in a suburb of Berlin. Circa 1944

Aerial photograph of the R. A. F. attacks of the bomb damage inflicted to the Deutz
Aerial photograph of the R.A.F. attacks of the bomb damage inflicted to the Deutz and Kalk districts in Cologne. Pictured, further extensive damage to the Nippes railway workshops (top)

Attacks by RAF Bomber Command caused extensive damage to Stuttgart, the most important industrial town in Southern Germany. October 1944

Reconnaissance photograph taken after the attack on Hanover showing the damage caused by incendiaries. October 1943

A bomb damage diagram showing the cumulative effect of attacks on the heart of the German capital from November 1943 up to February 20th 1944. This birds eye view of the city covers 14 square miles

Reconnaissance photograph made some time after the Eighth Air Force attack of the 24th August shows the V-2 Rocket plant at Weimar almost completely destroyed, the radio factory severely damaged

Latest RAF reconnaissance photograph shows that Cologne is still clearing up after the May 1, 000 bomber raid. Barges being used to clear away rubble and debris form the dockyard area in Cologne

US bombers wreck Japanese held railroad centre in French Indo-China. A Japanese-held railroad centre and repair depot (upper photo) at Vinh

Blasting Germans on far side of Rhine river. Smoke arises in Kehl, Germany. Circa December 1944

Section of Peenemunde showing heavy damage to an aircraft research and radio location establishment. Pictured, the south labour camp at Peenemunde

Heavy bomb damage in the Stieglitz area near the Friedenau Station in Berlin after recent raids by the R.A.F. September 1943

Results of R. A. F. bombing on the Mitelland Canal near Gravenhorst. 22nd February 1945
Results of R.A.F. bombing on the Mitelland Canal near Gravenhorst. 22nd February 1945

Aerial photographs taken after R. A. F. Bomber Command
Aerial photographs taken after R.A.F. Bomber Commands heavy raid on Nuremberg on the 8/9th March 1943. Pictured, the main repair shop at the railway marshalling yard is severely damaged

Air reconnaissance photograph of the road and rail bridge between Kaiserlautern and Darmstadt, Mannheim, which will be of great strategic importance in the battle of Germany. December 1944

Mosquito bombers attack the Stork Engineering and Diesel Works at Rengelo, Holland. The Mosquito struck swiftly, their target was an important inland works producing the type of engines used by

Aerial reconnaissance photographs showing bomb damage taken since the attack on Osnabruck on the night of 17th August 1942

The Kanalhafen area of Osnabruck before the heavy RAF attack on the night of 17th August 1942. August 1942

Air reconnaissance photographs of the bridges serving Epinal and Karlsruhe, which will be of great strategic importance in the battle of Germany. Strasbourg. December 1944

The industrial town of Kassel after repeated bombings by the R. A. F. and U. S. A. A. F
The industrial town of Kassel after repeated bombings by the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. March 1945

Aerial reconnaissance photo of one of the Rhine bridges. Pictured, Bingen, the bridge serving Koblenz and Kreuznach, which will be of great strategic importance in the battle of Germany. December 1944

The Union Rheinische Braunkohlen Kraftstoff A G Synthetic Oil (Bergius) Plant at Wesseling put out of action after air attacks. July 1944

R. A. F. bombing damage to Leipzig. Pictured, very severe damage among the buildings
R.A.F. bombing damage to Leipzig. Pictured, very severe damage among the buildings on the site of the famous Leipzig Worlds Fair

Reconnaissance photograph taken after the attack on Stettin industrial targets. Pictured, practically every building of the plant, which covers an area of approximately 64 acres

R. A. F. reconnaissance photos of bomb damage to submarine yards
R.A.F. reconnaissance photos of bomb damage to submarine yards and naval dockyards at Wilhelmshaven. Pictured, on the left the long line of buildings housing the Armourplate Shop in the Marinewerft

U. S. A. A. F. Liberators and Flying Fortresses bomb Berlin. March 1944
U.S.A.A.F. Liberators and Flying Fortresses bomb Berlin. March 1944

A reconnaissance photograph, taken weeks after a bombing raid on Huls by Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses on 22 June 1943, shows damage inflicted on a synthetic rubber factory. July 1943

At the Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft assembly plant at Oscherleben heavy damage can be seen in this picture taken a few days following the attack by Liberators of the US Eighth Air Force on 11 April 1944

R. A. F. attack on a suspension bridge in Cologne. RAF reconnaissance photograph taken
R.A.F. attack on a suspension bridge in Cologne. RAF reconnaissance photograph taken after the attack of the 28th October showing the large Highway suspension bridge which was completely demolished

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