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During the closing days of World War II, Curtis LeMay's 21st Bomber Command utilized the long range of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress to deliver incendiary bombs on Japanese cities, including Kobe and Yokohama.

 Identifier

NASM.2004.0033

Creator

United States. Army. Air Corps

Date

bulk 1945

Provenance

Les A. Krames, Gift, 2004

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of thirteen 7 by 9 inch b&w images taken in 1945, most featuring Boeing B-29 Superfortresses on bombing raids over Sakai, Tamashima, Yokohama, Kobe and other targets in Japan. Also included is an aerial view, taken after the Japanese surrender and the end of World War II, of the Omori prison camp in the Tokyo / Yokohama area where Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was held.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Boeing B-29 Superfortresses over Japan Photographs, Accession 2004-0033 National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations

Aeronautics

Bombs

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs