War pilots learn to fear ground fire : this picture was snapped less than a second after picture no. 2

A shot down Japanese bombing plane before it hits the earth.

Publication date: 1937-12-05

Size: 5.6 x 4.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)

Subject(s):

• Bombers--Japanese--China--Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)--1930-1940
• Air warfare--China--Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Motion study photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 5, 1937), Graphic Section, p. 8

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Thoms, Wayne

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press-Paramount News