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United States Air Force Collection (#2)

Background imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Crews and pilots of RAF Wellington bombers and USaF. Flying Fortresses are working in

Crews and pilots of RAF Wellington bombers and USaF. Flying Fortresses are working in close co-operation. As the Forts" return from their day operations the Wellies" are already rowing up

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as 'Cardboard Annie

The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as "Cardboard Annie
The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as " Cardboard Annie, Maytag Messerschmitt and Division Bomber", was one of the prime factors in the deadliness of American artillery

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Ground forces of an American fighter squadron move their gear into an Italian airfield

Ground forces of an American fighter squadron move their gear into an Italian airfield around the Salerno area of Southern Italy shortly after its capture from the Germans following the successful

Background imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force Collection: A slightly wounded and shaken waist gunner is led from his place by his flight surgeon

A slightly wounded and shaken waist gunner is led from his place by his flight surgeon Captain Leonard G. Morley of 5913 99th Avenue South East Portland

Background imageUnited States Air Force 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 imageUnited States Air Force Collection: When Allied landing forces established the beachhead at Nettuno, Italy

When Allied landing forces established the beachhead at Nettuno, Italy, B-26 Marauders bombers of the United States Army 12th Air Force gave support to the operations by bombing vital communications

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: B-26 Marauders of the 9th Air Force. April 1944

B-26 Marauders of the 9th Air Force. April 1944

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Master Sergeant Former of the United States Army Air Force chalks sign on '

Master Sergeant Former of the United States Army Air Force chalks sign on " Hells Angels" at a base in England to advertise his group when the ship arrives in the United States

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Nine survivors of a blazing American Superfortress plane which crashed in the Indian

Nine survivors of a blazing American Superfortress plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean have been recovering in hospital in Calcutta after rescue by two RAF Catalina flying boats

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Flying Fortresses of the US Eighth Army Air Force attack Heinkel aircraft plant at

Flying Fortresses of the US Eighth Army Air Force attack Heinkel aircraft plant at Warnemunde on the Baltic coast on 29th July 1943. Picture taken early in the attack of the German aircraft works

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: They said it couldn t be done, but Major Allen G. Russell

They said it couldn t be done, but Major Allen G. Russell
They said it couldn t be done, but Major Allen G.Russell, operations chief of the Ferry and Transport Service 8th Force Service Command

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Bombs tumble from the bays of an overturned Liberator Bomber of the 15th Air Force

Bombs tumble from the bays of an overturned Liberator Bomber of the 15th Air Force when it was caught in a heavy flak bolt while making a heavy bomb run over Blechhammer, Germany

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Photo taken from a A B-24 Liberator bomber of the 15th US Air Force

Photo taken from a A B-24 Liberator bomber of the 15th US Air Force, about three weeks before its surrender to Allied Forces, shows the air filled with flak bursts as the Allied aircraft turn away

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: This unusual picture shows the tail assembly and part of the fuselage of a B-26 Marauder

This unusual picture shows the tail assembly and part of the fuselage of a B-26 Marauder bomber of the United States Air Force sailing earthward after being severed from the rest of the plane by

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: Flames burst from the wings of a B-26 Marauder of the ninth US Air Force

Flames burst from the wings of a B-26 Marauder of the ninth US Air Force, after a catastrophe occurred on its mission attacking Nazi military targets at Wittlich, Germany. January 1945

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: This US plane received a direct hit over Debreczen rail yards in Hungary

This US plane received a direct hit over Debreczen rail yards in Hungary, but the crew were able to bring her back to base

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: B-24 Liberators of the 15th US Air Force, shown in formation near their target

B-24 Liberators 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 imageUnited States Air Force Collection: A B-24 Liberator of the 15th US Air Force, comes through an intense

A B-24 Liberator of the 15th US Air Force, comes through an intense and accurate flak barrage over Vienna, trailing smoke on its flight home following a bombing mission on enemy targets

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: A B-24 Liberator bomber of the 15th US Air Force flies over the battered city of Bologna

A B-24 Liberator bomber of the 15th US Air Force flies over the battered city of Bologna, Italy after dropping its bomb load on military objectives during an attack in October 1944

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: B-26 Marauders of the ninth US Air Force cross the French coast in the early morning

B-26 Marauders of the ninth US Air Force cross the French coast in the early morning light to strike yet another blow at a Nazi military installations in the Pas De Calais region. April 1944

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force

B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force, flying over the Alps mountain range on their way to bomb enemy targets in South Western Germany. January 1945

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: A silver B-26 Marauder medium bomber of the ninth US Air Force

A silver B-26 Marauder medium bomber of the ninth US Air Force, shown at its base in England. May 1944

Background imageUnited States Air Force Collection: A B25 Mitchell Medium bomber United States Armed Forces demonstrates how its new 75 mm

A B25 Mitchell Medium bomber United States Armed Forces demonstrates how its new 75 mm gun is set into the aircraft. March 1944



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