USS Alabama (BB-8) serves as a bombing practice target and is destroyed by Phosphorus bombs in the Chesapeake Bay, off the coast of Maryland, United States. Views of the USS Alabama at sea. A U.S. Army DH-4 single-engine bi-plane bomber of the 1st Provisional Air Brigade is prepared for a bombing run. Army soldier inspecting bombs attached to bottom of plane. The bomber in flight toward the target. Bombs released from the bomber. Huge explosions from phosphorus bombs on the mast birds nest area of the USS Alabama. The ship is completely shrouded in white smoke. Subsequent bombing run on the ship days later. The ship is struck by 2,000 pound bombs and quickly tips sideways and sinks in shallow water. Close views of the wrecked ship with mast toppled and massive destruction on deck.
Events relate to the United States Marines (USMC) barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. View of the bombed site. Bulldozers and Caterpillars clean up the area. A bridge in the background.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. A road barricade lifts at the United States Marines Corps (USMC) camp site. U.S. soldiers riding in a motor cart enter. The U.S. soldiers enter in a jeep. Guard at the entrance checks their ID cards (Identity Cards). Sign board at a fence reads, 'Show ID Cards'. Guards armed with M-16 rifle. Another jeep arrives. Guard lifts the barricade. Guard checks their IDs.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. American soldier patrol an area. View of the bombed site. Stacked crates and supplies. Soldiers direct traffic. Sandbagged bunkers. Jeeps and truck loaded with soldiers arrive at United States Marines Corps (USMC) camp site. Soldiers stand near sandbagged entrance. American soldier positioned at a gun emplacement scans the surrounding.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. View of the bombed marine barracks. Smoke rises in the background. Search and rescue operation carried out by soldiers and clean up crews at the bombed site. Civilians stand near ambulances at the bombed site. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) flag amidst rubble.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) flag amidst rubble at the bombed site. Smoke rises in the background. Search and rescue operation carried out by soldiers and clean up crews at the bombed site. The U.S. soldiers stand near destroyed equipment. Smoke rises from the burning debris. Troops climb rubble.
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