The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Hand-painted nose art, squadron clubs, and camp infrastructure appear alongside aerial reconnaissance of wrecked Japanese airfields and war-damaged Philippine cities in this 312th Bombardment Group archive. The combination of morale-boosting personal touches and hard damage-assessment imagery reflects both sides of Fifth Air Force service in the Southwest Pacific.
Aerial View of Riverside Stilt Settlement, Southwest Pacific Area, World War II Era
Aerial View of Riverside Stilt Structures Amid Palms, Southwest Pacific Area, World War II Era
Aerial View of Flooded Riverside Stilt Village, Southwest Pacific Area, World War II Era
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Destroyed Japanese Aircraft on Coastal Airstrip, Southwest Pacific Theater, World War II
Verso of Photograph with 'Wewak' Annotation and U.S. Army Censor Stamp, World War II Era
Verso of Photograph with U.S. Army Censor Stamp, World War II Era
Aerial View of Destroyed Japanese Aircraft at a New Guinea Airfield, World War II Era
Aerial View of Wrecked Japanese Aircraft Along Airfield Tree Line, New Guinea, World War II Era
Aerial View of Cleared Airfield Terrain, New Guinea, World War II Era
Aerial Strike Photograph of Bombed Airfield, 312th Bombardment Group (WWII, Pacific Theater)
Elevated View of Camp Building and Support Area, 312th Bombardment Group, World War II Era
Aerial Strike Photograph, Village Target with Smoke Plume and Church Cupola, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Low-Altitude Aerial Photograph of Village Church and Surrounding Structures, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Wide-Area Aerial Strike Photograph, Valley Target with Multiple Explosions, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Vertical Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Cratered Coastline, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
A-20 Havoc Low-Level Strike on Enemy Airfield with Parafrag Bombs, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
A-20 Havocs Pressing Home Low-Level Airfield Attack Through Smoke, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
A-20 Havocs Attack Airfield Amid Massive Fuel Dump Explosion, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Aerial Damage Assessment of Dispersed Wrecked Aircraft at Japanese Airfield, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
389th Bomb Squadron Medics at Field Aid Station, Southwest Pacific, July 28, 1944
Philippine Riverside Town with Colonial Church and Damaged Bridge, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
U.S. Army Jeep Fording a River, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
Aerial View of Forward Airbase Runway and Dispersal Bays, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
389th Bomb Squadron Medics Tent Interior with Pin-Up Wall, 312th Bomb Group, 28 July 1944
"Roarin' 20's" Squadron Officers' Club Bar with Nose-Art Insignia, 312th Bomb Group, 28 October 1944
Captured Japanese Fighter Aircraft with U.S. Markings, 389th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, 8 August 1944
Flight Surgeon Capt. Walch Examining Serviceman, 389th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, 28 July 1944
Capt. Rothstein and T/Sgt Jackson Reviewing Aerial Photograph, 312th Bomb Group, 20 January 1945
Servicemen Perform Comedic Skit for Camp Audience, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
Aerial View of Landing Craft Near Coastal Point, Taken From Aircraft, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
389th Bomb Squadron Enlisted Men's Club, "Roar'in 20 Bar", 312th Bomb Group, 15 October 1944
Aircraft Nose Art: Gangster Bulldog Character with Mission Bomb Tally, 312th Bomb Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Nose Art and Mission Markers on A-20G Havoc "Olga the II," 312th Bombardment Group
Nose Art "Mickey" — Ace of Spades Insignia with Pilot and Crew Chief Credit, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
'Deuces Wild' Nose Art on 312th Bombardment Group Aircraft, Southwest Pacific Theater, WWII
Nose Art "Ball of Fire" — Pin-Up Insignia on Fuselage, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Nose Art "Sweet Louise" — Heart-Framed Pin-Up Portrait with Pilot and Crew Chief Credit, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Supply Ship and Landing Craft Off a Pacific Beachhead, 312th Bombardment Group Support Area, WWII
Woman Waving on a Bicycle, Countryside Road (Personal Snapshot)
Formation of A-20 Havoc Attack Bombers Over New Guinea Terrain, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Aerial View of War-Damaged City Along a River, Likely Manila, Philippines, WWII
A-20 Havoc Aircraft on Pierced Steel Planking Airfield, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Nose Art 'Belle of the 20's' on 312th Bomb Group A-20 Havoc, WWII
A-20 Havoc Nose Detail with Mission Markers, Bullseye Insignia, and Crew Credit — Col. R.H. Strauss, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Local Children at a Wooden Fence, Philippines or Pacific Theater, 312th Bombardment Group Collection, WWII
Local Man Engaged in Manual Task, New Guinea, 312th Bombardment Group Collection, WWII
Aerial View of Riverside Village and Cultivated Fields, Pacific Theater, 312th Bombardment Group Collection, WWII
Verso with U.S. Army Photo Censorship Examiner Stamp No. 22794, 312th Bombardment Group Collection, WWII