Us Official Photographs
Typical scene in the "Ploesti of the Pacific" after 13th AAF bombers
Typical scene in the "Ploesti of the Pacific" after 13th AAF bombers and fighters finished pounding Balikpapan, once the Japs' biggest oil supply center in the N.E.I. This was a cracking plant where raw oil was refined and broken down into several by-products.