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B-29 lost its prop in flight which carved hole in fuselage. Pilot made emergency landing. Date and location unknown. Photo 2 of 2.B-29 Superfortress bomber crew, Mariana Islands, circa 1945B-29 Superfortress bomber having just taken off from an airfield on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-1945B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight, 1945
B-29 lost its prop in flight which carved hole in fuselage. Pilot made emergency landing. Date and location unknown. Photo 2 of 2.B-29 Superfortress bomber crew, Mariana Islands, circa 1945B-29 Superfortress bomber having just taken off from an airfield on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-1945B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight, 1945
B-29 Superfortress bombers at an airfield on Guam, 1944-1945B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 462nd Bomb Group taxiing through West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1945.B-29 Superfortress bombers of US 73rd Bomb Wing flying near Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945B-29 Superfortress landing at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico as part of the “Gypsy Task Force” training, 1945.
B-29 Superfortress bombers at an airfield on Guam, 1944-1945B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 462nd Bomb Group taxiing through West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1945.B-29 Superfortress bombers of US 73rd Bomb Wing flying near Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945B-29 Superfortress landing at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico as part of the “Gypsy Task Force” training, 1945.
B-29 Superfortress of the 462nd Bomb Group, the “Hellbirds,” after an emergency landing on Akyab Island airstrip, Burma, 1945 (now Sittwe, Myanmar).B-29 Superfortress “Limber Richard” of the 99th Bombardment Squadron flying toward Japan with other squadron bombers, 1945Flight deck and controls of a B-29 Superfortress. Note the security blanket over the bomb sight.General Hap Arnold speaking with B-29 maintenance personnel during the “Gypsy Task Force” training at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1945.
B-29 Superfortress of the 462nd Bomb Group, the “Hellbirds,” after an emergency landing on Akyab Island airstrip, Burma, 1945 (now Sittwe, Myanmar).B-29 Superfortress “Limber Richard” of the 99th Bombardment Squadron flying toward Japan with other squadron bombers, 1945Flight deck and controls of a B-29 Superfortress. Note the security blanket over the bomb sight.General Hap Arnold speaking with B-29 maintenance personnel during the “Gypsy Task Force” training at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1945.
Ground crews arming a B-29 Superfortress of the 500th Bomb Group at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-45.Hangar 3 at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico with a B-29 Superfortress, a C-47 Skytrain, B-25 Mitchell, and L-4 Grasshopper, 1945.Men gathering on an American bomber base in the Mariana Islands, 1945Men loading bombs inside a B-29 Superfortress bomber, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945
Ground crews arming a B-29 Superfortress of the 500th Bomb Group at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-45.Hangar 3 at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico with a B-29 Superfortress, a C-47 Skytrain, B-25 Mitchell, and L-4 Grasshopper, 1945.Men gathering on an American bomber base in the Mariana Islands, 1945Men loading bombs inside a B-29 Superfortress bomber, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945
Ramp at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico with a B-29 Superfortress, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchell, and P-38 Lightning, 1945.Unloading photographs from a B-29 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft, Mariana Islands, 1945US Army personnel unloading photographic equipment from a B-29 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945US Navy Construction Battalion (Seabee) man waving to a formation of three B-29 Superfortress bombers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-1945
Ramp at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico with a B-29 Superfortress, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchell, and P-38 Lightning, 1945.Unloading photographs from a B-29 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft, Mariana Islands, 1945US Army personnel unloading photographic equipment from a B-29 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945US Navy Construction Battalion (Seabee) man waving to a formation of three B-29 Superfortress bombers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-1945

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