This aerial photograph captures a Japanese vessel under attack during a low-level bombing run in the Pacific theater. The ship's bow has already been struck and torn open, while a fresh bomb splash erupts nearby, evidence of a continuing strafing or bombing pass. Photographs like this were taken by aircrews of medium bomber units, such as the 312th Bomb Group, to document strikes against Japanese shipping as part of the broader Allied campaign to sever enemy supply and reinforcement routes throughout the Philippines and East Indies in 1944-1945. Project: 218553