499th strike on Japan

Made in 2010 for a box cover, this image depicts one of the last sorties of the second world war. Bat-nosed B-25J gun-strafers wing their way across the waters close to Japan in search of targets of opportunity. The closest aircraft is B-25J-32 “Betty’s Dream” of the 499th B.S., which a few days later would fly escort to the Japanese surrender delegation.

In the background you can see several other 499th aircraft as well as escorting p-47s.