B29 bombing Anshan : 無料・フリー素材/写真
B29 bombing Anshan / Rincewind42
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The Twentieth Air Force (20 AF) was formed in 1944 to fly missions against Japan from bases, initially in India and later in China. The 20th flew the new B29 bomber produced by Boeing. This bomber was capable of extreme high altitude and long range missions allowing attacks to be made on sites deep inside Japanese control territory and even to the Japanese mainland. In August 1945, it was the 20th air force who were tasked with dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.On 9 July 72 B-29s hit a steel-making complex at Anshan in Manchuria (Northeast China). Of the 72 aircraft launched against Anshan, one crashed on takeoff and eleven suffered mechanical failures en route to Manchuria and had to abort. Four aircraft were lost and results were poor. Another raid against Anshan in Manchuria on 26 September was inconclusive. The photo shown here was taken during one of the raids against Anshan. In this shot, Anshan city can be seen below with plumes of smoke billowing out. |
| 撮影日 | 1944-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 撮影者 | Rincewind42 |
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