146 items in this album on 8 pages.

Kobe, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Kurume, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Maebashi, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Marines on Iwo Jima crowd around a newly arrived Boeing F-13 Superfortress (photo reconnaissance variant of the B-29). 47th Fighter Squadron P-51D Mustang is in foreground, Mar-Apr 1945.
Kobe, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Kurume, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Maebashi, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Marines on Iwo Jima crowd around a newly arrived Boeing F-13 Superfortress (photo reconnaissance variant of the B-29). 47th Fighter Squadron P-51D Mustang is in foreground, Mar-Apr 1945.
Mizushima, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945North American P-51D Mustangs of the 46th Fighter Squadron on Iwo Jima prepare for mission, Mar 1945. Note the twin oversized drop tanks of the Very Long Range (VLR) escorts.Osaka, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Sasebo, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945
Mizushima, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945North American P-51D Mustangs of the 46th Fighter Squadron on Iwo Jima prepare for mission, Mar 1945. Note the twin oversized drop tanks of the Very Long Range (VLR) escorts.Osaka, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Sasebo, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945
Sendai, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.A B-29 Superfortress crashed during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima Apr 24, 1945 and ran into nine P-51 Mustangs.A B-29 Superfortress crashed during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima Apr 24, 1945 and ran into nine P-51 Mustangs. Ground personnel wait behind a Jeep for all ammunition to cook off.
Sendai, Japan after American aerial bombing, 1945Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.A B-29 Superfortress crashed during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima Apr 24, 1945 and ran into nine P-51 Mustangs.A B-29 Superfortress crashed during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima Apr 24, 1945 and ran into nine P-51 Mustangs. Ground personnel wait behind a Jeep for all ammunition to cook off.
Nagoya, Japan during attack, seen from an American aircraft, 1945Nagoya, Japan during attack, seen from an American aircraft, 14 May 1945USAAF study of damage to Nagoya, Japan done by aerial bombing on 14 and 17 May 1945Aerial view of Tokyo following bombing by B-29 Superfortress bombers, night of 26 May 1945
Nagoya, Japan during attack, seen from an American aircraft, 1945Nagoya, Japan during attack, seen from an American aircraft, 14 May 1945USAAF study of damage to Nagoya, Japan done by aerial bombing on 14 and 17 May 1945Aerial view of Tokyo following bombing by B-29 Superfortress bombers, night of 26 May 1945
B-29 bombers of US 500th Bomb Group dropping incendiary bombs over Yokohama, Japan, 29 May 1945American analysis of bombing damage upon Yokohama, Japan, 31 May 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan after the 25 May 1945 raidAmerican analysis of bombing damage upon Osaka, Japan, 1945
B-29 bombers of US 500th Bomb Group dropping incendiary bombs over Yokohama, Japan, 29 May 1945American analysis of bombing damage upon Yokohama, Japan, 31 May 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan after the 25 May 1945 raidAmerican analysis of bombing damage upon Osaka, Japan, 1945

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