B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Small column of smoke rising from the deck of a Japanese warship after a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber attack. Official caption on front: "5th Air Force Mitchell of the 345th Bomb Group attacks at mast-head height. US AAF Photo 229-17." Pacific Ocean. Circa 1943
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1942
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Mitchell (Bomber)--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean