Battle Damaged

Tweeting thought provoking, and poignant photographs of military equipment and buildings which still bear the scars of war.

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Fascinating 'then and now' image by @USNavy's Diana Quinlan of @PacificAviation Museum's #FordIsland control tower, via @BattleDamaged https://t.co/LaYi8Yefkz

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A view of the historic Ford Island control tower from 1941. Damaged during the attacks, the tower will now be used as an aviation library.

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Sailors on Ford Island look on as the Mahan-class destroyer USS Shaw (DD 373) explodes in the background after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) burns in the background during the attack on Pearl Harbor as viewed from Ford Island.

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The USS California burns in the foreground as the USS Arizona burns in the background after the initial attack on Pearl Harbor

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Some amazing Now & Then photos.

Defenders on Ford Island watch for planes during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

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A view of the historic Ford Island control tower from 1941. Damaged during the attacks, the tower will now be used as an aviation library.

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Sailors on Ford Island look on as the Mahan-class destroyer USS Shaw (DD 373) explodes in the background after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) burns in the background during the attack on Pearl Harbor as viewed from Ford Island.

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The USS California burns in the foreground as the USS Arizona burns in the background after the initial attack on Pearl Harbor

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Some amazing Now & Then photos.

Defenders on Ford Island watch for planes during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

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[Helen @Hells4Heroes]

MEDALS FOUND 🎖🎖🎖🎖
Veteran's medals left on Hull Trains - can you help find the owner?
https://t.co/KKFmRfSZZp

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I recognised him immediately! I almost fell off the sofa!

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Unbelievable! Just been watching OFAH, and one of the extras is a WW2 RAF veteran, who I met in Normandy in 2010. His name is Peter Price.

[Norman Sibbald @liberationtours]

Battle damage on 13th century church in Falaise.

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A truly horrific, and heartbreaking incident.

You can read more about the disaster here https://t.co/bPfsxY2wXR

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38 infant school children were killed, along with 2 teachers, 7 civilians, and a number of USAAF and RAF personnel.

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The incident happened when an the pilot of an American B-24 Liberator, lost control in bad weather, and the aircraft crashed into a school

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Today, I visited the mass grave of the victims of the 1944 Freckleton Air Disaster, near Preston, Lancs.

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We're going to miss him terribly. We've lost a great man. #RIPJoe