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title: B-29 Incendiary Cluster Bombs
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22152/b-29-incendiary-cluster-bombs/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-09-15
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# B-29 Incendiary Cluster Bombs
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22152.png)
## Image Caption
A 1945 photograph showing a US serviceman checking clusters of incendiary bombs destined to be dropped on [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) by [Boeing B-29 Superfortress](https://www.worldhistory.org/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress/) bombers.
Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, September 15). B-29 Incendiary Cluster Bombs. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "B-29 Incendiary Cluster Bombs." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 15, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "B-29 Incendiary Cluster Bombs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Sep 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205371963) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 September 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.