Air base of the U.S. Air Force at Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, South Pacific during World War II. Fighter airplanes taking off from the runway. P-40 of the U.S. Air Force with jaws painted on its nose takes off. Following it, the P-38 and P-39 airplanes also take off from a runway among palms of the island.
United States Army Air Force soldiers at their base in the Japaneses island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. A C-47 plane of the U.S. Air Force landing at Central Field landing strip. Alongside the strip, tents of soldiers and military vehicles parked. Two soldiers talk with each other. A tent with sign 'Iwo Jima Inn Coffee Shop'. Airmen and soldiers talk and drink their coffee inside the tent .
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. 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 Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Wrecker truck and other vehicles on the runway. Mechanics on hoist, work to remove engines of a B-29 bomber which crashed while take off. One mechanic sets the hoist at right position beneath a wing of the bomber. Another mechanic on hoist tries to get the belts of hoists.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Mechanics and airmen work to remove engines of a B-29 bomber which crashed while take off. One man stands on a hoist near wing of the plane and checks propeller blades. Men try to rotate the large propeller blades of the bomber.
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