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Simulated explosive bombardment at Quantico Marine Corps Training Base

97-919
Accession Number
97-919
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Related Collection
HST Keywords
Armed Services - Marines - General - Marine Corps School at Quantico; Virginia - Quantico
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Exploding in a whirl, four static demolition charges simulating bombardment by the four Grumman F7F Tigercats veering out of the photo (upper left), conceal the hypothetical targets in the middle foreground.
Date(s)
June 27, 1951