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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

A ground view looking up at a dozen bombing planes flying through the sky.
"12 B-25's on a bombing run - Sticks of bombs falling. Taken from another B-25. Not 17th Recon"

Three bombing planes dropping bombs on a naval battleship on the open water.
"B-25's attacking Japanese Destroyer"

Five bombing planes flying over a sparsely forested grasslands, from the view of another airplane.
"5 B-25's in flight - perhaps over Louisiana. Serial numbers: 130420, 130443, 232237, 230477, unknown" From "Darkroom Soldier": "B-25 Mitchell Medium Bombers. Hill's 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron practice their bombing and strafing over…

Five bombing planes flying over a moderately forested grasslands, from the view of another airplane.
"3 B-25's in flight - perhaps over Louisiana. Doubtful - Before the white horizontal bar was added to the Star. Serial numbers: 232362, 138443, 292404"

A small city surrounded by low hills.
"Aerial shot of Baguio Luzon - the 'summer capital' of the Philippines"

A small city surrounded by low hills.
"Aerial shot of Baguio area Luzon. Japanese settlement - one building with hospital Red Cross on roof"

Nine airplanes, flying in three triangle formations, flying over mountains.
"Formation of nine 116th Observation Sqdn Bi-planes - in flight. Mt. Rainier in background"

Six airplanes, flying in a linear formation, as seen from another airplanne.
"Formation of nine 116th Observation Sqdn Bi-planes - in flight. Mt. Rainier in background"

Bombs landing and exploding on a shoreline as seen from the air.
"Bomb bursts at some small Dutch New Guinea coastal Barrio"

Multiple small craters in an open field, with the rearmost one billowing black smoke.
"two views of Japanese Air strip - Bomb craters and burning Jap airplane Eastern New Guinea from 3rd Attack Group's automatic camera in Bomb Bay of an A-20 plane specific air strip unknown"
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