The tail of the bomber B-17, damaged by anti-aircraft fire during a raid on Frankfurt .

Tail of US bomber Lockheed / Vega B-17G-5-VE (№ 42-39867) «Hang the Expense III» 351 th Bombardment Squadron of the 100th Bombardment Group USAAF, damaged by anti-aircraft fire during a raid on Frankfurt, January 24, 1944. Tail gunner  Roy Urich was thrown clear by the explosion, but he survived and was taken prisoner.  This aircraft was repaired and re-joined the 100th Bombardment Group. 

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Flak damage

A second view of the same battle damaged P-47, somewhere in France, 16 June 1944. This photo seems to have been taken before the first one as the pilot is still inside the cockpit.

First photo: 

http://www.ww2incolor.com/updates?g2_itemId=739879

Hard Landing II

Benghazi, Libya, Spring or Summer 1943: a close formation of USAAF’s B-24 Liberator overfly palms and militaries tents just after the take-off from a Libyan airfield, perhaps Benina, near Benghazi. The Bomber Groups of this aircraft are or the 376th or the 98th, both of the 9th Air Force and both based in Libya on first half-1943. Victor Sierra