The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 8
Frames from a Fifth Air Force strike sequence show parafrag bombs drifting toward Japanese airfields, hangars and dispersal areas erupting in smoke, and wrecked aircraft strewn along the tree line. Several are preserved as full album scans, complete with handwritten sequence numbers, keeping the 312th Bombardment Group's combat photographs in the personal context a veteran gave them.
Formation of Attack Aircraft Over Target in the Markham-Ramu Valley, New Guinea
Formation of Attack Aircraft and Ground Explosions Over Target, Markham-Ramu Valley, New Guinea
B-25 Mitchell Strafing Run Over Wrecked Japanese Airfield, Pacific Theater
Hangar Destruction During Low-Level B-25 Strike on Japanese Airfield
Full Album Scan: Low-Level B-25 Airfield Strike with Hangar Destruction
Airfield Buildings and Aircraft Under Attack, Fifth Air Force Strike Sequence
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Bomb Burst and Hangar Wreckage During Airfield Strike, Pacific Theater
Low-Level Strike Photo: A-20 Havoc Attacking Ground Target, 312th Bomb Group
Bomb Detonation Over Japanese Airfield Facility During Low-Level Strike
Full Album Scan: Bomb Detonation Over Japanese Airfield Facility
B-25 Mitchell Banking Away Amid Parafrag Bomb Detonations, Airfield Strike
Low-Level Strafing Attack on Enemy Installation, 312th Bomb Group
Parafrag Bombing Attack on Japanese Airfield, 312th Bombardment Group, WWII
Parafrag Bombs Descending Over Japanese Airfield with Dispersed Wrecked Aircraft
B-25 Mitchell Releasing Parafrag Bomb Train During Low-Level Airfield Attack
Full Album Scan: B-25 Mitchell Releasing Parafrag Bomb Train Over Airfield
Parafrag Bomb Cluster Descending Near Airfield Perimeter Road
Full Album Scan: Parafrag Bomb Cluster Near Airfield Perimeter Road, Numbered '79'
Japanese Aircraft in Revetments with Visible Hinomaru Markings and Tail Number '73'
Full Album Scan: Japanese Aircraft in Revetments, Print Numbered '0-180'
Aftermath View with Residual Parafrag Parachute and Wrecked Aircraft
Full Album Scan: Strike Aftermath, Print Numbered '1-0-181'
Parafrag Bombs Descending Over Hillside Dispersal Terrain
Full Album Scan: Parafrag Bombs Over Hillside Terrain, Adjacent Print '81-0-181'
Aerial View of Damaged Base Structures Amid Cultivated Fields, Pacific Theater
Aerial View of Damaged Storage Structures and Surrounding Airfield Terrain
B-25 Mitchells on a Low-Level Strafing Run Over Enemy Ground Positions
Album Page View: B-25 Mitchells Attacking Ground Target, with Adjacent Aerial Photo and Handwritten Negative Number
B-25 Mitchells Pulling Off Target During a Low-Altitude Attack, Bomb Craters Visible Below
Album Print: B-25 Mitchells Departing Target Area After Low-Altitude Strike
Parachute-Retarded Fragmentation Bombs (Parafrags) Descending Toward Target
Album Print with Negative Number: Parafrag Bombs Falling Toward Target
Parafrag Bombs Descending Near Camouflaged Aircraft Dispersal Area Along Tree Line
Mounted Album Print: Parafrag Attack on Camouflaged Aircraft Dispersal Area
Bomb Damage Assessment Photograph, Southwest Pacific Area — 312th Bombardment Group
Aerial View of Bomb-Damaged Building Complex Following Air Strike
B-25 Mitchells Flying Low Over Rice Paddy Terrain During Attack Mission
Album Print: B-25 Mitchells Over Rice Paddies, with Adjacent Bomb-Damage Photo and Negative Numbers
Aerial View of Dispersed Storage Bunkers or Dugouts Across an Open Valley
Album Print: Dispersed Storage Bunkers in Open Valley, with Negative Numbers Visible
Album Page with Two Aerial/Elevated Views of a Dispersed Military Encampment or Airfield Support Area, Southwest Pacific Theater, WWII
Close Aerial View of Small Craters or Camouflaged Pits in Cultivated Field
Album Print: Small Craters or Pits in Cultivated Field with Distant Smoke, Negative Number Visible
Aerial View of Japanese Anti-Aircraft Gun Emplacements Under Attack
Aerial Strike Photograph of Enemy Gun Emplacements, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII Pacific Theater
Low-Altitude Aerial View of Cultivated Fields, Haystacks, and Thatched Shelter Amid Attack Smoke
Album Print: Wide View of Cultivated Fields and Haystacks with Attack Smoke, Partial Negative Number