The Snapshots in Time Collection
389th Bomb Squadron B-25 Mitchell Attacking Japanese Vessel, 26 January 1945
A B-25 Mitchell of the 389th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, banks away after a low-level strike against a Japanese vessel on 26 January 1945. The target ship, its bow already torn open from a previous hit, sits low in the water as a fresh bomb splash rises nearby. Handwritten strike-camera notations at the top of this photograph record the unit, date, time (1300 hours), and attack altitude of approximately 4,700 feet, offering a precise archival record of a single mission during the group's Pacific anti-shipping campaign. Project: 218553