B-17 Memphis Belle crew against the background of the bomber
The crew of the famous Boeing B-17 “Memphis Belle” heavy bomber, named after the crew commander’s girl, poses after his 25th and last flight to the bombing. The air force…
British Mosquito multipurpose aircraft at the airport
Multipurpose airplanes De Havilland Mosquito B.Mk.IV from the 105th squadron of the British Royal Air Force (No. 105 Squadron RAF) at the airfield in Marham, Norfolk. Location: Marham, Norfolk, United…
Soviet prisoners of war in a concentration camp on the distribution of food
Soviet prisoners of war of the Bolshevik’s Red Army in a Nazi concentration camp during the distribution of meager food. Location: USSR Date: 1941
Douglas SBD Dauntless Bomber of Maxwell Leslie lands on the water
Deck Bomber Douglas SBD Dauntless of U.S. Navy LCdr Maxwell F. Leslie, commander of the VB-3 bomber squadron operating from the Yorktown aircraft carrier and sinking the Soryu Japanese aircraft…
American bombing of a German train in Italy
Powerful explosions of bombs dropped by American B-26 Marauder bombers from 1st Tactical Air Force to a German supply train passing the railway bridge near Ficcule, 50 miles north of…
Allied parachutists take to the German farm
Allied Paratroopers from the 1st Allied Airborne Army seize the farm at the forest border in Nazi Germany. This airborne assault was landed on March 24, 1945 east of the…
Airborne Allies in Germany on March 24, 1945
Paratroopers from the 1st Allied Airborne Army land on German territory. This airborne assault was landed on March 24, 1945 east of the River Rhine, behind the German positions, to…
German artillery, destroyed 88-mm gun on Potsdamer Platz
German artillery, destroyed the 88-mm gun (8,8-cm anti-aircraft gun FlaK-18/36/37/41) on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Location: Berlin, Germany Date: May 1945
American soldier near the destroyed Panzer V in Belgium
An American soldier examines two destroyed German Panzer V “Panther” Ausf.G medium Nazi Panzerwaffe tanks in Belgium. Location: Belgium Date: winter 1944
American attack aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt attacks the tower
The American attack aircraft P-47 “Thunderbolt” attacks the flak tower at the Luftwaffe airfield in France, the summer of 1944. Location: France Date: 1944