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Gift of Douglas B. Marshall, 2010.65.1 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Ninth Air Force Sweeps Down in Consolidated B-24 Liberators Powered by Turbo- Supercharged Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasps
Gift of Douglas B. Marshall, 2010.65.1 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Ninth Air Force Sweeps Down in Consolidated B-24 Liberators Powered by Turbo- Supercharged Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasps

Printmaker (American, 1891 - 1969)
Date1943
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 3/4in. (29.5 x 42.5cm) Sheet (height x width): 14 5/8 x 19 1/2in. (37.1 x 49.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Douglas B. Marshall
Object number2010.65.1
DescriptionAirplanes with United States insignia drop bombs on oil fields with oil tanks, railroad tracks, industrial buildings with smokestacks. Machine guns are fired from the foremost plane. Additional bombers are in the background. Flames engulf some buildings. It appears to be night.
Status
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