Taken from a B-25 as it banks around for another run high above Malinta Hill, this picture really rewards a close inspection. In the far left background, parachutes can be seen floating down over Landing Zone B (the golf course.)  In midground is the wreck of Btty Ramsay. In the foreground, smoke rises above Malinta Hill as it falls  towards Malinta Point,  and a large explosion off the Lorcha Dock harmlessly ripples North Harbour. Parachutes drift down towards Landing Zone A,the athletic field (right backgound.) This side of Middleside Barracks is the former site of Barrio San Isidro. In the midground, a towering explosion dwarfs Engineer's Ravine (right). To the right rear of the smoke cloud is Building #533, a magazine. The flat area above and to the right of Engineer's Ravine is the former Pistol Target Range. The smoke indicates that this photograph was taken a few seconds after the photograph #3.In the photographic print, even the details of Btty. Ramsay can be seen.

Catalog #5

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