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Pearl Harbour Gallery Updated

Posted on November 21, 2020 by LieutenantClone

I just finished a complete overhaul of the Pearl Harbor Raid gallery. 56 of the 59 photos have been updated with larger, high resolution photographs, and some of the me are absolutely stunning, so why not check it out?

War In Photos Gets A Facelift

Posted on November 18, 2020 by LieutenantClone

Welcome to the newly redesigned warinphotos.com! The new design sports a fully responsive mobile-friendly layout, improved gallery pages which should be more pleasant to navigate, and improved photo pages which allow a larger and more prominent view of the photo.

In addition to the redesign, I have begun updating the galleries with higher quality, higher resolution copies of the existing photos, in many cases increasing the resolution by 3-4 times! The Tanks and D-Day galleries have already been totally overhauled, so check those out, and the rest of the galleries will be updated in the coming weeks.

If you have any feedback on the new design, it is always welcome via our contact page.

New Domain Name

Posted on November 2, 2013 by LieutenantClone

I registered a new domain name for this website today:
warphotos.basnetworks.net is now known as warinphotos.com!

I was meaning to register a proper domain name for a long time, but couldn't decide on one. Last week warinphotos.com popped in my head, sounded perfect, and wasn't already taken, so here we go! More updates incoming soon.

Website Update

Posted on January 1, 2011 by LieutenantClone

Today I rolled out a new update to the website. Most noticeably the layout and theme of the site has been tweaked and optimized, and hopefully looks a lot nicer. I removed support for "tags", because they were cluttery and not very useful, and added a search box to the search results page.

The rest of the updates are changes to the back-end systems which will allow me to upload photos faster, and with more control.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, hopefully more photos will be coming soon!

Massive hole in USS Nevada

Massive hole in USS Nevada

Hole in the USS Nevada's port side, between about Frame 38 and Frame 46, caused by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo that hit her during the December 7th 1941 air raid. Photographed on about February 19th 1942, in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two.

The battleship's side armor is visible inside the hole's upper section.

Deck damage on USS Nevada

Deck damage on USS Nevada

Damage to the forecastle deck of USS Nevada (BB-36), caused by the explosion of a Japanese bomb below decks. Gun barrels of the battleship's forward 14"/45 triple turret are in the background.

Photographed on December 12th 1941 from on board USS Rail (AM-26), which was tied up alongside Nevada's starboard bow, assisting with salvage efforts.

Note officer in center, wearing a .45 caliber pistol.

Debreifing

Debreifing

Debriefing of aircrew of No. 433 (Porcupine) Squadron, RCAF, after a raid on German flying-bomb sites in France. Skipton-on-Swale, England, 1944. (L-R around table): Flight Lieutenant M. Singer, Wing Commander A.J. Lewington, Group Captain F.R. Miller, Flight Sergeant N.D. Dixon, Flying Officer T.J. Kelly.

Photographer unknown.

Advancment During Operation TRACTABLE

Advancment During Operation TRACTABLE

Sherman tanks of The Fort Garry Horse taking part in Operation TRACTABLE moving out near Brettevile-le-Rabet, France, August 14th 1944. A Flail tank, used to clear lanes through minefields, is seen in the foreground.

Destruction from above

Destruction from above

Photograph of the western side of Ford Island and ships in moorings offshore, taken from a Japanese Navy plane during the attack.

Ships are (from left to right): USS Detroit (CL-8); USS Raleigh (CL-7), listing to port after being hit by one torpedo; USS Utah (AG-16), capsized after being hit by two torpedoes; and USS Tangier (AV-8).

Japanese writing in the lower left states that the photograph's reproduction was authorized by the Navy Ministry.