bombing

Hi, I’ve discovered after recent storms a German Continental tyre, which I believe may be from a downed Dornier 217. The markings are 4308944-2AS, BF47 1200x420 with the original (first) Continental logo. I think it may be from a DO217, but any other ideas? Is the tyre manufacture date 1943 or...

I think we may have someone on the forums here who participated in this. Hey Bill ( @billrunnels ), were you in on this one? -Irish

First-hand memories of the final RAF bombing raid of World War Two... Remembering the last raid on Nazi Germany - BBC News

Katso, miten Helsinki on muuttunut ? vertaa sotakuvia tähän päivään ? Helsingin Sanomat Move the mouse over the image. Bombing of Helsinki in World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Attached is an obscure late WWII Navy manual for "toss bombing". Dive bombing was always dangerous due to ground fire, and the steady improvement of automatic AA weapon control (20mm, 37mm, 40mm, etc.) during the later part of the war made it even more dangerous. The USAAF was never keen on...

Hello there! I have read from Clostermann's book about the carpet bombing, which consisted in a drop of a large amount of bombs on the target. According to Clostermann, it killed a lot of civilian people, during the war, especially in Dresde and in Normandy. Is it a true strategic operation or...

For all your U.S. bombing needs... Geo

Audio clip of a Lancaster crew on a bombing mission when they encounter an enemy fighter. http://theaviationist.com/2013/06/04/radio-chatter-clip-of-wwii-lancaster-bomber-engaged-by-german-plane-during-a-attack-mission/

I have just finished watching the old TV series The World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier. In the episode about the strategic bombing campaign there was a song playing in the background as the early RAF bombing efforts were discussed. It was called "Bring Back my Bomber and Me". I found it...