The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Caption, Reverse of Photograph: 'Day Before Take Off, Iwakuni,' December 26, 1952 (Smith Collection)
The reverse of this Korean War-era photograph bears a handwritten note dating the image to December 26, 1952, 'the day before take off' from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, a vital staging base for Allied air operations during the Korean War. Project: 218039