Smoking Japanese Oil Storage tank hit by flyers from Carrier Yorktown in early strikes at Saigon.

Smoking Japanese Oil Storage tank hit by flyers from Carrier Yorktown in early strikes at Saigon.

Photograph

Smoking Japanese Oil Storage tank hit by flyers from Carrier Yorktown in early strikes at Saigon.

[Saigon Oil Storage Burning After Air Strike]


January 12, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions inscribed in crayon on recto TC: 301164

in negative : 26/ YORK.218 12 JAN.45 1200(-9)K-IT 24" ALT.VARI.CONF. NHA BE, SAIGON, F.I.C./
taped to verso BR: square of paper

printed in ink on tape affixed to verso TR: BuAer 301164/ Smoking Japanese Oil Storage Tank hit by flyers from Carrier / in early strikes at Saigon./

printed in ink on verso C: CONFIDENTIAL/

printed in ink on verso LC: OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH/ NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION/ BY ORDER OF/ THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU/ OF AERONAUTICS/

printed in ink on verso C: R 3 3/
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