Us Official Photographs
It was one of hunderds of buildings at the "Ploesti of the Pacific"
This burned-out warehouse at Balikpapan is under new management, although Allied servicemen haven't yet removed the Jap sign. It was one of hundreds of buildings at the "Ploesti of the Pacific" burned out by the 2,000-ton pre-invasion bombing assault by warplanes of the 13th AAF, the "Jungle Air Force".