KYUSHU, JAPAN, 1945. A US PACIFIC FLEET SUBMARINE GLIDES ALONGSIDE B-29 SURVIVORS ON A LIFE RAFT ...

Accession Number P00599.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KYUSHU, JAPAN, 1945. A US PACIFIC FLEET SUBMARINE GLIDES ALONGSIDE B-29 SURVIVORS ON A LIFE RAFT JUST BEFORE BRINGING THEM ABOARD. THE CRIPPLED SUPERFORTRESS AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN OFF THE COAST OF KYUSHU AFTER RECENTLY RAIDING THAT ISLAND. US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION PICTURE 2131. (DONOR: K. ATKINSON).