General›This remarkable photograph, taken on a Boeing B-29 strike over Tokyo, Japan, shows Sgt. J.R. Krantz, Hickory Point, Tenn., a waist gunner on a 21st Bomber Command Superfortress, dangling from his plane five miles up in the air over the Jap capital.

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

11

Theater:

East Asia

Place:

Japan

Category:

Strafing & Combat

Sub Category:

General

Short Caption:

This remarkable photograph...

Caption:

This remarkable photograph, taken on a Boeing B-29 strike over Tokyo, Japan, shows Sgt. J.R. Krantz, Hickory Point, Tenn., a waist gunner on a 21st Bomber Command Superfortress, dangling from his plane five miles up in the air over the Jap capital.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

JAPAN, STRAFING &COMBAT

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A03318A-55998AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.