A bruised Hong Kong receding behind as the US plane carrying the photographer flies to the southwest, out to sea, after the attack.
During a low-level attack on enemy shipping in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, October 16, 1944: One of the last missions flown by the 491st Bombardment Squadron in its long and bitter fight to defend Southeast China should be not only the greatest in the history of the unit but also perhaps the foremost single achievement of the 14th Air Force.
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A bruised Hong Kong receding behind as the US plane carrying the photographer flies to the southwest, out to sea, after the attack.