Collections: WWII 38th Bomb Group 823rd Bomb Squadron B-25 Aerial Raid Pacific Theater Aerial Raid Mission Photographs
These incredibly rare and museum-grade artifacts are original World War II 823rd Bomb Squadron - 38th Bomb Group B-25 aerial reconnaissance mission photographs. These low-altitude mission raid photographs were extremely dangerous to take and were shot for intelligence and post-mission damage briefings. These B-25 mission photographs were developed and printed at the 823rd Bomb Squadron - 38th Bomb Group Air Force base in the Pacific Theater immediately following the squadron's mission. Depending on the sensitivity and secrecy of these missions or areas they would often be marked RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET.
CAMPAIGNS: Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua; New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Southern Philippines; China Offensive.
DECORATIONS: Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, New Guinea, Sept. 1942, 23 Jan. 1943; New Britain, 24-26 Dec. 1943; New Guinea, 16-17 June 1944; Leyte, 10 Nov. 1944; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
