Us Official Photographs

B-25s over Dagua

More than the usual photograph, this picture strikingly conveys the dash, speed and daring that go into an air raid on an enemy base. These low-flying 5th Air Force bombers are B-25's leaving burning Jap planes and installations behind them on Dagua Airfield, one of the enemy's major air bases in the Wewak, New Guinea area Note the column of explosions in the wake of the U.S. planes.