Luftwaffe Attacks Tanks
Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-87 Stukas attack Allied tanks, blowing them up.
Stukas Attack Tanks
German Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers attack Allied tanks in 1940, wreaking devastation.
B 25s Attack
B-25 bombers attack a Japanese airbase during 1943 in this official US War Department release. The bombers are dropping "para-frags," or bombs that detonate after they float down on small parachutes.
Anti Aircraft fire off Truk.
During Operation Hailstone, Japanese planes attack the U.S. Navy offshore, 17–18 February 1944.
Kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Okinawa, April 1945.
Kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Okinawa, April 1945. The Japanese committed over 700 aircraft, half of the kamikaze, in the first attack alone. Picket destroyers suffered the worst consequences, with two destroyers and 24 other vessels damaged in th
US Navy Attacks Japanese Shipping
The US Navy attacks Japanese shipping during World War II.
Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
Aerial combat footage from the Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944). This battle was nicknamed "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" due to the disproportionate number of Japanese losses versus those of the US Navy.
Strafing runs on Okinawa during WWII.
US Navy fighter planes perform strafing runs on Japanese targets during World War II.
Strafing run on Tiger tank.
P-47 Thunderbolt strafing runs on Tiger tanks during World War II.
US fighter bombers attack Japanese industrial targets during WWII
US fighter bombers strafe and fire rockets at Japanese industrial targets during the closing days of World War II.
US planes attack Japanese airfields during World War II.
US planes strafe Japanese airfields during World War II.
Strafing a German Airfield WWII
US fighter planes strafing a German airfield on April 13, 1945, during World War II.
Rockets fired on Okinawa WWII.
Strafing runs using rockets on Japanese installations on Okinawa during World War II.
P-47 Thunderbolts strafe Italian trains during WWII
P-47 Thunderbolts strafe Italian trains during WWII. This was Operation Strangle, an operation by 12th Air Force that ran from 19 March 1944 to 11 May 1944. The aim was to prevent supplies from reaching the Wehrmacht defends of the Monte Cassino winter li
US fighter strafing runs on German targets during WWII
US fighter bombers perform strafing runs on German targets in 1945 during World War II. Gun camera footage.
P-38s Strafe German ground targets WWII
P-38 Lightnings of the 1 Fighter Group strafe ground targets in southern Germany (Bavaria) or Austria, April 1945. The Germans called the P-38 the "Forked-Tail Devils" because of their dual fuselage and fighting prowess.
RAF Mosquitoes Attack A German Ship in Norway
De Havilland Mosquito bombers, after a long flight from their bases in Great Britain, attack a German Kriegsmarine ship in a Norwegian fjord during the summer of 1944. The Mosquitoes were wooden, fast, and nimble.
P-51s Strafe Japanese Shipping WWII.
P-51 fighters strafe Japanese shipping after escorting bombers to Tokyo during the closing days of World War II.
