File:F5L USS Alabama (BB-8) bomb tests H00263k.jpg

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  • Photo # NH 263-KN
  • Army bombing tests on former USS Alabama September 1921 Color tinted photo Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) showing the effect of a phosphorus bomb, while serving as a target for U.S. Army bombers in Chesapeake Bay, 27 September 1921. An Army Martin twin-engine bomber is flying overhead. Also visible, in the foreground, is a Navy F5L seaplane. Wrecks in the distance are the old battleships San Marcos (furthest to the left) and Indiana, both of which had been used as targets. Photo #: NH 263-KN (color)
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06:32, 17 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 06:32, 17 June 2006740 × 570 (83 KB)Makthorpe (talk | contribs)Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) Showing the effect of a phosphorus bomb, while serving as a target for U.S. Army bombers in Chesapeake Bay, 27 September 1921. An Army Martin twin-engine bomber is flying overhead. Also visible, in the foreground, is a Navy F5L sea

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