73rd bombardment wing of the United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Engineers smoothen the runway for the planes using equipment. Ordinance men unloading bombs from a truck and load to the bombers. Guided bombs kept on racks ready to be loaded with the B-29 bomber. 'V-E Special' on the bombs.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. Flattened tire of a B-29 bomber. Crewmen working to mend a flatted tire. A vehicle drags the plane on blocks of concrete. Crewmen remove tire from its shaft. They roll the tire for mending. Working on a flattened tire.
Construction at United States Army Air Force base in Tinian Island, Mariana Islands during World War II. Seabees unloading construction material from trucks. Quonset huts under construction. Men working in an incomplete Quonset hut. Men working to build support structure of a high rise building or a watch tower. Arranging wooden boards for the building.
B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force at Isley Field Base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A B-29 bomber starts its engines while standing at a runway. Cloud of dust emerges as all the engines of the bomber start. Planes taxi on the runway for a takeoff. Officers in a jeep near the runway. Other bombers take off. Parked B-29 bombers at hardstands can be seen.
B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force at Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands, during World War II. Crew members examining a B-29 bomber after its return from a bombing mission over Nagoya in Japan. Crew members climb scaffolds to reach to the engine. The damaged engine of the bomber. Crew members examine damage caused to one of the wings. A man looks at a hole made by bullet strike in the fuselage of the plane.
United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. A B-29 bomber parked at hardstands near the runway. Painted name, 'Devil's Delight' on the nose of the plane. Wheel plate of this plane reads 'A Member of the B-29 Formation to First Bomb Tokyo'. Front side has written 'Shoot You're Faded' on the nose turret. Devil's head insignia painted on its nose. Crewmen stand on bench, working to clean the B-29.
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