F5L USS Alabama (BB-8) bomb tests H00263k, 27 September 1921

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). Date: 27 September 1921.