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Background imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid Collection: Two women salvaging the stock after their shop had been burnt out buy incendiary bombs

Two women salvaging the stock after their shop had been burnt out buy incendiary bombs, following an air raid by thew German Luftwaffe on a West Midlands town during the Second world War

Background imageRaid Collection: A direct hit from an RAF bomber explodes in a cloud of dust

A direct hit from an RAF bomber explodes in a cloud of dust and smoke right in the middle of the tracks at Ye railway yards, Burma. Circa 1945

Background imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid Collection: Picture taken on an RAF Halifax bomber station, where ground crews had to combat snow

Picture taken on an RAF Halifax bomber station, where ground crews had to combat snow conditions before the operation could begin

Background imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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 imageRaid 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

Background imageRaid Collection: A Savoia bomber of the Italian Air Force crashes in to the sea after a failed attack

A Savoia bomber of the Italian Air Force crashes in to the sea after a failed attack on a British convoy in the Mediterranean Sea during the Second World War. February 1942

Background imageRaid Collection: Balkan Air Force squadrons are continuing to harass the Germans in Yugoslavia

Balkan Air Force squadrons are continuing to harass the Germans in Yugoslavia. South African Air Force squadrons of rocket firing Beaufighters attacked a big German barracks at Bjelovar

Background imageRaid Collection: Aircraft of a South African Air Force squadron of the Balkan Air Force

Aircraft of a South African Air Force squadron of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageRaid Collection: Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter

Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter planes from RAF Coastal Command over his native mountains to attack a large enemy merchantman in Dalsfjord

Background imageRaid Collection: Recently the Fleet Air Arm of the British Royal Navy carried out offensive

Recently the Fleet Air Arm of the British Royal Navy carried out offensive reconnaissances over the Norwegian coast. Oil tanks, a German military hutment camp, a wireless station

Background imageRaid Collection: Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping

Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping. In this photograph, enemy shipping has been located

Background imageRaid Collection: The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre

The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre, the troopship running ashore on fire with the armed trawler hiding under her smoke

Background imageRaid Collection: Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway

Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway, struck during operations against enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. May 1941

Background imageRaid Collection: Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159

Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia RAF, near to the Thai island of Ko Samui

Background imageRaid Collection: The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator

The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator from No 311 Squadron attacked her with semi-armour piercing rockets and a 500lb bomb

Background imageRaid Collection: The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command

The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command close to the Nazi occupied St Nazaire U-Boat facility. 2nd September 1942

Background imageRaid Collection: Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of

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 Norway

Background imageRaid Collection: RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships

RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships off of Heligoland Bight on the 30th July 1941

Background imageRaid Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet. 12th September 1944, On board the escort carrier HMS Trumpeter, when with other naval aircraft operating from HMS Furious her aircraft

Background imageRaid Collection: Daylight attack by bombers of the RAF on the town of Comines

Daylight attack by bombers of the RAF on the town of Comines (on the occupied France - Belgium border) during the Second World War

Background imageRaid Collection: The smoke clears after an avalanche of bombs aimed at the Nazi E boat pens at Ijmuiden

The smoke clears after an avalanche of bombs aimed at the Nazi E boat pens at Ijmuiden, in Holland, but 350 B 36 - Marauder planes from the US Air Force Ninth Division. Picture taken 26th March 1944

Background imageRaid Collection: RAF Ventura Planes Blitz Ijmuiden Steel Works, Holland, on 13th February 1943

RAF Ventura Planes Blitz Ijmuiden Steel Works, Holland, on 13th February 1943 IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland and is the main town in the municipality of Velsen

Background imageRaid Collection: A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank

A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank destroyed by the RAF at the port of Dunkirk in Northern France



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