This strike photograph captures a parachute-retarded fragmentation bomb descending over a Philippine town during a 312th Bomb Group mission in the Cagayan Valley of Luzon in 1945. Torn corrugated roofing scattered across the frame testifies to earlier strikes, while the bomb's slow parachute descent allowed the low-flying B-25 Mitchell to escape the blast, a hallmark tactic of Fifth Air Force operations against Japanese-held towns during the final phase of the Philippines campaign. Project: 218541