These paired aerial photographs document the aftermath of a low-level strike on a rail yard and adjoining village in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. Frame numbers hand-lettered in the corners identify them as official strike or reconnaissance photography, likely taken in connection with the 312th Bombardment Group, a Fifth Air Force unit that specialized in low-altitude attacks against Japanese rail and road transport. Damaged rooftops and debris along the tracks bear witness to the group's campaign of interdiction against enemy supply lines in New Guinea and the Philippines. Project: 218556