Tokyo›Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomb-strikes on Tokyo, Japan. 16.7 square miles of the city are shown destroyed in this picture. The destroyed areas were industrial centers in the city. Widespread damaged was the only effective way to knock-out

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:

11

Theater:

East Asia

Place:

Japan

Category:

Bombing

Sub Category:

Tokyo

Short Caption:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress...

Caption:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomb-strikes on Tokyo, Japan. 16.7 square miles of the city are shown destroyed in this picture. The destroyed areas were industrial centers in the city. Widespread damaged was the only effective way to knock-out

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

JAPAN, BOMBING,TOKYO

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A03851A-56542AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

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.