The wreckage of a downed F-13A photo reconnaissance aircraft on Saipan, 1944-45

Gift In Memory "Ham" Hamilton, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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The wreckage of an American F-13A photo reconnaissance aircraft, downed by a Japanese bomb. The plane is a modified B-29 Superfortress bomber. "3PR-819-P-12: 7: 41-F-13A-42-93866A/C Destroyed by enemy action on Saipan Restricted."'Reverse: "B-29 - Hit by Jap bomb - Saipan." Saipan. 1944-45

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Photographs taken during the service of Ladelle A. Hamilton in the USAAF in the PTO in WWII.
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Saipan
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Reconnaissance aircraft--Saipan
Aircraft accidents--Saipan
Debris--Saipan