The Snapshots in Time Collection
Ground Crew Servicing B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Pacific Theater, WWII (345th Bombardment Group)
Ground crewmen service a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, likely of the 345th Bombardment Group ('Air Apaches'), on a Pacific airfield during World War II. The zigzag fuselage stripe served as squadron identification, common practice for units flying low-level strafing and skip-bombing missions across the Southwest Pacific. This vintage print shows characteristic aging damage, including foxing spots, typical of decades-old photographic paper. Project: 218232