PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items

PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items

PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items
Philippines - WW II US Army Photographs. Original 1940s photos taken by military photographers from US aerial reconnaissance squadrons in the Pacific. Includes 40+ photos and a small group of related ephemera in a photographic paper box dated October 1945. There are a handful of aerial shots but most of the photos were taken on land, evidently after the Philippines were liberated by American and allied forces.

Includes a letter from January 1946 stating that the photos were unclassified/declassified and authorized for release to Cpl. Joseph Laska as wartime souvenirs. The letter is from the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, which also operated in the Pacific theater. One of the photos shows the 2nd's "Photo Charting" insignia hanging between palm trees in Palawan.

Other subjects include children and adults, landscapes, coastal views, indigenous people, the Iwahig Penal Colony, an outrigger with a sail made from an American parachute, etc. It's unknown whether any of these photos have been published or if there are other surviving copies. Most measure a little less than 8x10 inches. See images, which show most of the items. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs". The seller is "lux-libri" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
PHILIPPINES Rare US Army photos WW II 2nd & 6th Aerial Squadrons, 40+ items