Major General Nathan F. Twining, Commanding General, 13th Air Force. arrives to congratulate fighter Pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces, at Henderson Field, on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. (The 339th had successfully accomplished a highest priority mission, shooting down Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's airplane on April 18, 1943.) Major General Twining, wearing a pith helmet, steps out of his jeep and walks towards a group of 339th Squadron Pilots. He examines the nose wheel of a P-38, as a group of pilots stand around him. General Twining converses for a while with Major John W. Mitchell, Commander, 339th Fighter Squadron, who led the mission to down Admiral Yamamoto's airplane. Later, members of the 339th Squadron are photographed in conversations with one another.
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.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Airmen of 21st Bomber Command Provisional Unit stand outside tents for mail call. A man with canned ration.They discuss their strategies. Soldiers carrying rifles talk with each other.
Planes of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. P-51 Mustangs of the U.S. AAF on the runway and parked. Mustangs take off and land during a routine exercise. Damaged B-29 bomber parked near the runway. Airmen and mechanics work on the damaged bomber.
Planes of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. A B-29 bomber crashed during take off repaired by mechanics. Damaged engine of the bomber. Mechanics repair damaged part. Man sits on shoulder of another to fix the repaired part back with the engine cabinet. Propeller blades start rotating as the mechanics rectify the problem.
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