White Phosphorus Bomb explodes on mast top, USS Alabama (BB-8), 1921
Here we see a white phosphorus bomb exploding on the mast top of the Illinois class battleship USS Alabama (BB-8) during aerial bombing tests on 23 September 1921. The bomber can be seen passing over the ship, which sank several days later.
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Rickard, J (3 November 2023), White Phosphorus Bomb explodes on mast top, USS Alabama (BB-8), 1921 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Alabama_BB8_white_phosphorus_1921.html
