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Usaaf Collection (#2)

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: A veteran P-40 Warhawk fighter bomber Group under Major General Edwin J House

A veteran P-40 Warhawk fighter bomber Group under Major General Edwin J Houses 12th Air Support Command and a spearhead of General Montgomerys drive through the desert, dropped its 1, 000

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: The first US jet propelled plane, the P-59 Airacomet is shown in a test flight

The first US jet propelled plane, the P-59 Airacomet is shown in a test flight. This streamlined new fighter plane, designed and built by Bell Aircraft

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: Americas fighting planes as wells her fighting men are going home. Thunderbolts

Americas fighting planes as wells her fighting men are going home. Thunderbolts, . Mustangs, Lightnings and Black Widows which gave such magnificent support to the Flying Fortress

Background imageUsaaf Collection: Dedication ceremony of the 96th Bomb group memorial chapel at the 12th century St

Dedication ceremony of the 96th Bomb group memorial chapel at the 12th century St. Andrews Church in Quidenham, Norfolk which took place on 17th November 1944

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: Lieutenant Frank S, Barrett of Dallas, Texas and Lieutenant Frank M

Lieutenant Frank S, Barrett of Dallas, Texas and Lieutenant Frank M. Cookson of Los Angeles, California are shown singing out at Easter Services on a Ninth Air Force base somewhere in England during

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: The FW 190 fuselage and parts plant at the end of the marshalling yards in Poznan, Poland

The FW 190 fuselage and parts plant at the end of the marshalling yards in Poznan, Poland, pictured a few moments before attack by Eighth aF heavy bombers. 9th April 1944

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: A Douglas A-20 Havoc Light bomber of the 9th US Air force is shot down over France

A Douglas A-20 Havoc Light bomber of the 9th US Air force is shot down over France. June 1945

Background imageUsaaf Collection: B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U. S. A. A. F. drop supplies to Maquis. August 1944

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U. S. A. A. F. drop supplies to Maquis. August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S.A.A.F. drop supplies to Maquis. August 1944

Background imageUsaaf Collection: Air Vice Marshall Sir Richard Peck greets a trans-Atlantic ferry crew after their arrival

Air Vice Marshall Sir Richard Peck greets a trans-Atlantic ferry crew after their arrival in Britain. Its mission was to deliver American-built bombers from Canada to defend Britain

Background imageUsaaf Collection: Attack on the marshalling yards at Reims, German occupied France by heavy bombers of

Attack on the marshalling yards at Reims, German occupied France by heavy bombers of the American Eighth Air Force on 30th May 1944

Background imageUsaaf Collection: Marauder B-26 medium bombers of the American Ninth Air Force struck a telling blow at

Marauder B-26 medium bombers of the American Ninth Air Force struck a telling blow at the transportation system of Hitlers war machine when they successfully bombed the railway yards at Hirson

Background imageUsaaf Collection: Photograph taken during an attack by bombers of the US Army Air Force on an Atlantic

Photograph taken during an attack by bombers of the US Army Air Force on an Atlantic U-boat base at St Nazaire in German occupied France

Background imageUsaaf Collection: A column of smoke rising several thousand feet in the air over Busigny in occupied France

A column of smoke rising several thousand feet in the air over Busigny in occupied France after bombs released by B-26 Marauders of the American ninth Air Force plastered the railroad marshalling

Background imageUsaaf 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 imageUsaaf Collection: B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force attack an important road

B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force attack an important road intersection at Torigni, France. The photo shows the road, which lies to the rear of there battle areas



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