Keywords: Lot-6095-49: Anti-Ship Bombing Demonstration, 1921. USS Alabama (Battleship #8), that night the first demolition bombs were dropped by a formation of Marlin bombers, to show that it was predictable to attack at night. Direct hits were scored with 500lb demolition bombs, 25-27 September 1921. From the album entitled, “First Provisional Air Brigade, Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia, 1921.” From the William Mitchell Collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/07/15). Lot-6095-49: Anti-Ship Bombing Demonstration, 1921. USS Alabama (Battleship #8), that night the first demolition bombs were dropped by a formation of Marlin bombers, to show that it was predictable to attack at night. Direct hits were scored with 500lb demolition bombs, 25-27 September 1921. From the album entitled, “First Provisional Air Brigade, Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia, 1921.” From the William Mitchell Collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/07/15). |