The Snapshots in Time Collection

Heavily Cratered Japanese Airstrip, Wewak Area, New Guinea

Heavily Cratered Japanese Airstrip, Wewak Area, New Guinea

This photograph shows the cumulative devastation wrought on a Japanese airstrip in the Wewak area of New Guinea, its surface pockmarked with dozens of bomb craters after repeated Allied raids. Sustained attacks like these, carried out by Fifth Air Force units including the 312th Bomb Group, rendered Japanese airfields in the region unusable for extended periods during the New Guinea campaign. Project: 218560