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Large and inexplicable explosion near the Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

Bombing of Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

Bombing of Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

Bombing of Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

Bombing of Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

Bombing of Ninh-Bình railway bridge in French Indochina (Vietnam), during WWII. Ninh Bình is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, and along a critical rail route used by the Japanese. Coordinates: 20°15'39.7"N 105°59'06.3"E

An aerial photograph of a railway bridge being bombed--a near miss--by the 491st Bomb Squadron in Yunnan or Indochina, during WWII.

An aerial photograph of a railway bridge being bombed by the 491st Bomb Squadron in Yunnan or Indochina, during WWII.

An aerial photograph of a railway bridge being bombed by the 491st Bomb Squadron in Yunnan or Indochina, during WWII.

An aerial photograph of a bridge being bombed by the 491st Bomb Squadron in Yunnan or Indochina, during WWII.