Consolidated›Photographed at the moment of impact, this dramatic combat picture was made when a Japanese Zero crashed into a U.S. Army 13th Air Force Liberator over the Philippines, where the bombers had been intercepted en route to a Negros Islands airstrip

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:

18

Theater:

Philippines

Place:

Philippines

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

Photographed at the moment...

Caption:

Photographed at the moment of impact, this dramatic combat picture was made when a Japanese Zero crashed into a U.S. Army 13th Air Force Liberator over the Philippines, where the bombers had been intercepted en route to a Negros Islands airstrip

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

PHILIPPINES, STRAFING &COMBAT

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A30945A-55161AC

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.