US warplane bombing a Japanese tanker, Mako
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Smoke rising from a burning Japanese tanker anchored near a coastal town. Official caption on front: "1000-ton tanker explodes from a direct hit at Mako Harbor. US AAF Photo 229-7." Mako, Taiwan [modern-day Magong, Taiwan]. No date
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1944
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:
Ma-kung
Latitude:
23.567
Longitude:
119.567
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tankers--Japanese--Taiwan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Taiwan
Bombings--Taiwan
Explosions--Taiwan
Fires--Taiwan