Engines›The First Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Look Homeward Angel' To Land On Bolo Strip, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. Based At Guam, The Plane Was Returning From A Bombing Mission Over Japan When It Was Forced Down By Damage To The #4 Engine. (Flak Cut The Oil Line,

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:

11

Theater:

East Asia

Place:

Ryukyu Retto

Category:

Maintenance

Sub Category:

Engines

Short Caption:

The First Boeing B-2...

Caption:

The First Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Look Homeward Angel' To Land On Bolo Strip, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. Based At Guam, The Plane Was Returning From A Bombing Mission Over Japan When It Was Forced Down By Damage To The #4 Engine. (Flak Cut The Oil Line,

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

RYUKYU RETTO, MAINTENANCE,ENGINES

History:

Original 4" x 5" negative received 9 July 1946 from Air Evaluation Board, SWPA, Orlando Army Air Base, Orlando Florida.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A04446-64371AC

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.