WWII South Pacific Photos

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Photos from my father's photo albums from WWII

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  • Original author: tbrewer
  • Created Date: 16 Aug 2007
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Bomber Groups in the South Pacific

South Pacific

Men assigned to armament and bomber groups.

If anyone knows the identity of any of these men, please annotate the images with their names.

Created by tbrewer 16 Aug 2007

Kamikaze

South Pacific

These are pictures of the aftermath of a kamikaze attack.  My father told of one time a kamikaze plane crashed into their runway, doing no damage. They went out and put out the fire and found a young girl, probably about 16, had been chained to the pilot's seat and had been forced to carry out her mission.  She died in the crash.

Created by tbrewer 16 Aug 2007

Bomber Photos

South Pacific

I believe all of these photos are of B-24 Liberator bombers. Some of the artwork on the sides of the bombers can be somewhat...explicit... so be forewarned.

Created by tbrewer 16 Aug 2007

Arming the planes

South Pacific

Bombs and shells being loaded into the planes. If you look at the first two pictures there is writing on the bomb, with a very obvious "Tojo" written on it.  This is probably a greeting to Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister of Japan throughout WWII, and the one who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Tojo

Created by tbrewer 16 Aug 2007

Flight Suit

South Pacific

The flight suit used by flight crews. Note the oxygen mask.  Suits were often electrically heated.

Created by tbrewer 16 Aug 2007

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JDTalley

These are great photos! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

10 Sep 2007