Philippines

Mexican Air Force Captain Radames Gaxiola Andrade and members of the maintenance team photographed in front of a US P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft after returning from a combat mission during the Philippines Campaign in 1945. The team was part of Mexico’s 201st Fighter Squadron, which assisted the Allied efforts during …

Powerful photograph showing citizens of Manila running desperately from the burning suburbs bombed by the Japanese on February 10th, 1945. A closer look seems to reveal some smoke in the background, although it might also be just an imperfection of the picture. The Battle of Manila was a one month …