Rows_of_fuel_drums_in_front_of_B-29_Superfortress_42-6281_in_China.jpg
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Summary
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United States Army
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| Description |
English:
Rows of fuel tanks in front of a B-29 Superfortress of the 20th Air Force. Printed caption on reverse: "Supplies for allied forces in the Pacific. Rows of fuel tanks cover the ground at this B-29 base in China, testifying to the huge task of supplying Allied fighting forces in the Pacific. Allied air forces, in coordination with sea and ground forces, operate to protect and supply units fighting at widely separated points.U.S. Army Photo."
20th CENTURY UNLIMITED (called Heavenly Body before) of the 40th Bomb Group. Aircraft was lost on 25 October 1944. While returning from a mission to Omura, she was abandoned due to battle damage.
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| Date | 1944 | |||
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https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205371962
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Licensing
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This file is a work of a
U.S. Army
soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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