The B-17 Flying Fortress attacks the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Marienburg during one of the most famous daylight bombing raids of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Read more
The ruins of a Buddhist temple and a burned Buddha statue in Nagasaki reveal the devastating aftermath of the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945. Read more
Paul Tibbets waves from the cockpit of the B-29 Enola Gay before the Hiroshima atomic bombing, capturing one of the most significant moments in modern military history. Read more
The Henschel Hs 129 was Germany’s specialized anti-tank attack aircraft, designed as a heavily armored low-altitude weapon for destroying Soviet armored vehicles on the Eastern Front. Read more
The Messerschmitt Me.323 Gigant was one of the largest aircraft of World War II and the first operational heavy military transport aircraft designed specifically to carry oversized cargo such as trucks, artillery, and military equipment. Read more
The Dornier Do.335 Pfeil was the fastest operational piston-engined combat aircraft of World War II, featuring an innovative push-pull engine layout that made it one of the most advanced aircraft ever built by Nazi Germany. Read more
A postwar portrait of Soviet fighter ace Nikolai Pinchuk, Hero of the Soviet Union, whose combat career included more than 300 sorties, an aerial ramming attack, and 24 aerial victories during World War II. Read more