The Snapshots in Time Collection

Full-Frame Aerial Photograph of Agricultural Terrain with Bomb Strike and Distant Mountain, Pacific Theater, WWII

Full-Frame Aerial Photograph of Agricultural Terrain with Bomb Strike and Distant Mountain, Pacific Theater, WWII

Shown here in its fuller original frame, complete with the photographing aircraft's wingtip visible at the edge, this aerial photograph documents a bombing strike amid a vast agricultural landscape stretching toward distant mountains. Interdiction missions against rural roads and rail lines were a key part of Fifth Air Force operations in the Pacific, conducted by units including the 312th Bombardment Group. Project: 218556