Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron trailing smoke and losing altitude after being damaged by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 4.

Caption     Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron trailing smoke and losing altitude after being damaged by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 4. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces
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A-20 Havoc   Main article  Photos  
New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 3,690 x 2,549 pixels
Photos on Same Day 22 Jul 1944
Photos at Same Place Kokas, Dutch New Guinea, Dutch East Indies
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
15 Apr 2015 04:16:45 PM

Its seems this picture is part of a series on display (near the A20 exhibit at the USAF Museum Dayton, OH.). The airplane and crew were lost in the attack, the series shows the crash. Awesome Courage.
2. Anonymous says:
23 Jul 2015 02:58:45 PM

The sequence was included in the jacket cover of Columbia Records Victory at Sea Vol 3. I must have been 7 or 8 when I first saw it. "People DIE in war..."

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WW2-Era Place Name Kokas, Dutch New Guinea, Dutch East Indies
Lat/Long -2.7000, 132.4333
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