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Background imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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 imageMission 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

Background imageMission Collection: Bristol Beaufighter night fighter crews of No. 600 Squadron RAF

Bristol Beaufighter night fighter crews of No. 600 Squadron RAF, resting in their crew hut at Colerne, Wiltshire before taking off on patrol

Background imageMission Collection: Picture taken December 1944 when British army troops of the 86th Division advanced

Picture taken December 1944 when British army troops of the 86th Division advanced from " Rail" Indaw and linked up with he 4th Corps near Banmauk

Background imageMission Collection: Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as an enemy aircraft tender circles out of

Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as an enemy aircraft tender circles out of control and on fire after it receives a direct hit, from Fairey Fireflys of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

Background imageMission Collection: Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids

Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids on military objectives in Southern Italy and Sicily

Background imageMission Collection: Rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National

Rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageMission Collection: Rocket firing South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force

Rocket firing South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageMission Collection: A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height

A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height on an enemy tanker off the coast of Tunisia. The tanker was escorted by a destroyer

Background imageMission Collection: A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in

A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in the English Channel off the French coast during the Second World War. July 1940

Background imageMission Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of the attacking Barracudas of HMS Implacable during a fleet air arm strike on a southbound convoy off the coast of

Background imageMission Collection: Beaufort aircraft of RAF Coastal Command bomb German ships lying alongside the quay at St

Beaufort aircraft of RAF Coastal Command bomb German ships lying alongside the quay at St. Peter Port, Guernsey in the Channel Islands in a daylight raid on 17th January 1942

Background imageMission Collection: Ninth US Air Force headquarters somewhere in France during the Second World War

Ninth US Air Force headquarters somewhere in France during the Second World War. A US 9th Air Force P-38 Lightning photo reconnaissance plane on its way to Germany where the pilot will take aerial

Background imageMission Collection: Early in February 1944, B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force received a

Early in February 1944, B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force received a direct hit by heavy flak which cut off its right engine after an attack on a military installation in

Background imageMission Collection: In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a

In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a remarkable feat of marksmanship sinking a German blockade runner as she was hugging the French coast

Background imageMission Collection: A B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Eighth Air Force Second Division goes down in flames

A B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Eighth Air Force Second Division goes down in flames during the attack on railway marshalling yards at Munster in Germany on 9th March 1945

Background imageMission Collection: A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal

A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal as a challenge before opening fire at a Blenheim bomber of RAF Coastal Command which is about to make a dive

Background imageMission Collection: Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in

Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in Norwegian fjords, miles away from the sea and only move them at night or when it is foggy

Background imageMission Collection: Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit

Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit, four supply ships are set on fire and (in background near shore) an auxiliary vessel is left blazing



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