Photographed from within the formation, this aerial view captures a flight of B-25 Mitchell medium bombers of the 345th Bomber Group en route to a target in the Pacific Theater. Taken from a companion aircraft, the image offers a rare aircrew's-eye perspective of a combat formation in flight. The photograph's scratches and stains are themselves artifacts of history, the wear of an original print carried and kept for eighty years. Project: 218236