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American parachute fragmentation bomb descending onto a Japanese airfield, circa 1943-1945; note G4M aircraft on the ground

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Caption     American parachute fragmentation bomb descending onto a Japanese airfield, circa 1943-1945; note G4M aircraft on the ground ww2dbase
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-USW33-039145-ZC
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 3,821 x 3,154 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
9 Oct 2011 05:35:55 PM

Parafrag bombs are gonna turn those G4M Betty bombers into junk, altitued is between
300 to 400feet, that's my guess.

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