Japanese Phosphorus bombs being dropped on a formation of Consolidated B-24 Liberators. The picture is labeled as showing a raid on Iwo Jima on 14 October 1944, but the bomb appears not to have entered active use at that date.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Crowood Aviation), Martin W. Bowman. A well balanced book that begins with a look at the development history of the B-24, before spending nine out of its ten chapters looking at the combat career of the aircraft in the USAAF, the US Navy and the RAF.
How to cite this article:
Rickard, J (5 February 2008), Japanese Phosphorus Bombs, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_japanese_phosphorus_bombs.html