United States Army Air Force soldiers at their base on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. A fuel tanker parked near the B-29 bombers of the U.S. Air Force. Fueling of the B-29 bombers from the fuel truck. Pilots and crew members stand near the plane and discuss missions and strategies. Two airmen stand on fins of the plane as fuel is filled. Other planes parked nearby.
United States Army Air Force at their base on the island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. B-29 bombers of the U.S. Air Force land on landing strip one after the other. Airmen at the runway. Airman marshaling a B-29. A pilot looks out form cockpit window of one of the B-29. The aircraft with painted nose art of an attractive, semi-nude woman and slogan 'A-Broad With Eleven Yanks.' (B-29 number 42-24698. Assigned to 499th BG, 877th BS. Shot down over Kyushu, Japan July 11, 1945. 1 crewman killed, 10 survived and rescued. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 14344.)
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Personnel at the base of Detachment-A, 21st Bomber Command Provisional Unit. Soldiers eating breakfast at tables near the tents of the base. Volcanic area near the camp. Medical officers and enlisted men digging latrines in volcano ash.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. A B-29 bomber lands. Mechanics work to repair an engine of the bomber. Mechanics works inside the engine. Tools and equipment of mechanics. Damaged part of the engine. Soldiers move in a jeep near the luggage boxes and tents of the base.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Mechanics on hoist work to repair engines of a B-29 bomber while other plane takes off. Man rotates the fan of engine to check its condition. Airmen talk near the planes. Hoist kept in a jeep and then mechanics stands on it to reach the engine.
United States Marine Corps raid the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Amphibious tractors and Landing Crafts fully loaded with soldiers, advance speedily towards the beach. High tide sea waters. Marines look towards the coast line from a landing craft. Smoke and explosion at the beach. One LCVP leads all others behind it in the tides of sea waters.
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