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LOT WWII US IWO JIMA & JAPAN FIREBOMBING NEGATIVES

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
LOT WWII US IWO JIMA & JAPAN FIREBOMBING NEGATIVES
A solid, rare grouping of photo negatives from USN Lt. Wayne W. Swanson, member of VPB-116 under Lt. Cdr. Michaels. They feature physical negatives of Iwo Jima shown from a plane and photos of Tokyo after Operation Meetinghouse's fire bombings in 1945. The pictures of firebombed Tokyo were taken after Japan's surrender from Lt. Swanson's plane participating in the Tokyo Bay Flyover on September 7th 1945. Also included is a CD containing digitized versions of the photos.