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Shell Fire Hit This Ammunition Dump On Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. Following Explosions Knocked Out The Radar Unit And Set The Ration Dump On Fire. March 1945.

Publication:
US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
Theater Number:
22
Theater:
Pacific
Place:
Bonin Islands
Category:
Captured Materiel
Short Caption:
Shell Fire Hit This ...
Caption:
Shell Fire Hit This Ammunition Dump On Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. Following Explosions Knocked Out The Radar Unit And Set The Ration Dump On Fire. March 1945.
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
BONIN ISLANDS, CAPTUREDMATERIEL
History:
Original 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" negative(1257-8) received October 1945 from Headquarters US Army Strategic Air Force, Public Relations Photo Lab (Liaison), APO #953.
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A42278-64561AC
Conflict Period:
World War II

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About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.

Source Information

Forces War Records, US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/document/55686316/shell-fire-hit-this-ammunition-dump-on-iwo-jima-bonin-islands-following-explosions-knocked-out-the-r : accessed 3 Nov 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
Total Records
88,912Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Record Group
342
Published on Forces War Records
27 November 2007
Last Updated
31 December 2008