MANGGAR, BORNEO, 9 JULY 1945. LOCKHEED LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT DROPPING NAPALM BOMBS ON JAPANESE ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Manggar
Accession Number 111284
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MANGGAR, BORNEO, 9 JULY 1945. LOCKHEED LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT DROPPING NAPALM BOMBS ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN SCRUBBY HILLS TO THE NORTH OF MANGGAR AIRSTRIP IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTACK ON THE ENEMY BY MEMBERS OF 2/14 INFANTRY BATTALION. SMOKE FROM THE FIRES STARTED BY THE BOMBS CAN BE SEEN IN BACKGROUND.