The Snapshots in Time Collection

Destroyed Japanese Aircraft with Visible Hinomaru Marking, Wom Point, Boiken, New Guinea (Print No. 72-0-42)

Destroyed Japanese Aircraft with Visible Hinomaru Marking, Wom Point, Boiken, New Guinea (Print No. 72-0-42)

The red-and-white hinomaru roundel is clearly visible on this wrecked Japanese aircraft near Wom Point, Boiken, New Guinea - stark evidence of the Fifth Air Force's success in destroying enemy air power on the ground during the 1944 campaign against Wewak-area airfields. Project: 218558