The Snapshots in Time Collection

Aerial View of Dispersed Storage Bunkers or Dugouts Across an Open Valley

Aerial View of Dispersed Storage Bunkers or Dugouts Across an Open Valley

This aerial photograph shows a field of small, individually dispersed storage bunkers or dugouts, likely used for ammunition, fuel, or supplies at a Japanese-held airfield in the Pacific theater. Such dispersal was a deliberate defensive tactic intended to limit the damage inflicted by Allied air attacks like those carried out by the 312th Bombardment Group. Project: 218562