Collection Name	San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948
Identifier	UAF-1970-11-73
Title	Americans bomb [Japanese] on Kiska Island.
Description	Title from verso: "Americans bomb Japs on Kiska Island." Photograph of bombing damage from a U.S. air raid on Japanese forces on Kiska Island. Verso reads : "This photo, released in Washington today, shows columns of smoke rising from Japanese installations on Kiska Island in the Aleutians, after a recent heavy raid by U.S. Army Air Forces Bombers. The raid badly damaged the Jap's [ Japanese ] secondary seaplane hanger. Note giant Jap [ Japanese ] four-engined seaplane, its tail section missing and washed up on the beach (near top, right corner of photo), and four float type Zero fighter on the water just off the beach, (between wrecked seaplane and center of photo). W 679974 Credit line (U.S. Army Air Forces Photo from Acme) NY DJH FOR #12 #70 MGS LV MIL CAN 3-24-43"
Creator	Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) United States. Army
Subject.TGM	War damage Bombings Airplanes Ships
Subject.LCSH	World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Alaska
Corporate Name	United States. Air Force
Location	Kiska Island (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1939 to 1959
Date	1943/03/24
Type	Image (Aerial photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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