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Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission…

Revised: March 1944, June 1944, September 1944, January 1945. This revision is dated June 1945. "G Timblin 1943" handwritten on first page.

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1946. The text "P.W. Supplies" is painted on the wings, denoting that the aircraft is transporting supplies for prisoners of war.

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1946. The text "P.W. Supplies" is painted on the wings, denoting that the aircraft is transporting supplies for prisoners of war.

Photograph of an unidentified copilot in the cockpit of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft, circa 1944-1952.

Photograph of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft (fuselage number 24, tail code Circle X) in flight, circa 1944-1952.

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman standing next to a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.

Photograph of two Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1952. The photograph was taken from inside the cockpit of another B-29.

Photograph of several Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft parked at an unidentified air base, circa 1944-1952.

Photograph of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), circa 1945-1952. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb.