The Snapshots in Time 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