Kure›The Hiro Engine And Turbine Factory And Naval Aircraft Plant At Kure, Japan Were Precision Targets Of B-29 Superfortresses On 5 May 1945. Perfect Bombing Blotted Out These Two Targets, Which Were Sub-Sections Of The Kure Naval Arsenal.

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:

Japan

Category:

Bombing

Sub Category:

Kure

Short Caption:

The Hiro Engine And ...

Caption:

The Hiro Engine And Turbine Factory And Naval Aircraft Plant At Kure, Japan Were Precision Targets Of B-29 Superfortresses On 5 May 1945. Perfect Bombing Blotted Out These Two Targets, Which Were Sub-Sections Of The Kure Naval Arsenal.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

JAPAN, BOMBING,KURE

History:

Print received October 945 issue of "IMPACT". Copied November 3, 1945. Released 26 November 1946, JLA.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A03542A-59066AC

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.