A B-25 Mitchell of the 512th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, banks away from a towering column of black smoke after striking oil facilities at Boela on Ceram Island in the Netherlands East Indies. The Fifth Air Force targeted Japanese-controlled petroleum production throughout the Dutch East Indies in 1944, aiming to choke off a critical resource for the Japanese war effort. The handwritten caption 'C-32 BOELA-RAIO 512 B.S.' identifies both the mission location and the squadron that flew it. Project: 218556