The Snapshots in Time Collection

WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Target Area with Oval Track Feature, 312th Bombardment Group Collection

WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Target Area with Oval Track Feature, 312th Bombardment Group Collection

A high-altitude reconnaissance photograph from the 312th Bombardment Group's wartime collection shows a target area in the Southwest Pacific, its landscape crossed by rivers, roads, and cultivated fields. An annotated aiming point marks a distinctive oval feature at the image's center, illustrating the meticulous photographic intelligence work that guided the 312th's A-20 and A-26 attack bomber missions against Japanese positions in New Guinea and the Philippines. Project: 218556