Japanese air strip on Woleai Island was rendered useless by Pacific Fleet dive bombers March 29-30, 1944. Japanese planes were demolished, installations, here going up in smoke, destroyed.

Japanese air strip on Woleai Island was rendered useless by Pacific Fleet dive bombers March 29-30, 1944. Japanese planes were demolished, installations, here going up in smoke, destroyed.

Photograph

U.S. Navy

Unidentified

Maker

Japanese air strip on Woleai Island was rendered useless by Pacific Fleet dive bombers March 29-30, 1944. Japanese planes were demolished, installations, here going up in smoke, destroyed.

March 29-30, 1944
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions recto (grease pencil): Woleai
verso (red pencil): BuAer - 4531[illegible]
(stamped): NEG
(printed): 3815 CinCPac 4/14/44
Japanese air strip on Woleai Island was rendered useless by
Pacific Fleet dive bombers March 29-30, 1944. Jap planes were
demolished, installations, here going up in smoke, destroyed.
CREDIT: Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Pacific Fleet.

RELEASED OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH
If Published Credit Line Must Read

OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH, PACIFIC FLEET

Signed V.E Lyon
By direction.
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