Lieutenant Fred Eberle of the USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron nursing his damaged P-38 Lighting back to Saipan after receiving battle damage over Iwo Jima, 15 Jan 1945. Photo taken from an accompanying B-24 Liberator. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Lieutenant Fred Eberle of the USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron nursing his damaged P-38 Lighting back to Saipan after receiving battle damage over Iwo Jima, 15 Jan 1945. Photo taken from an accompanying B-24 Liberator. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 15 Jan 1945
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces
Identification Code   56248AC
 
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Photos on Same Day 15 Jan 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,667 x 2,827 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
18 Aug 2017 08:55:48 PM

Note the hole in the right wing and the feathered left engine with missing propeller hub. The official USAAF caption for this photo notes that this required “a four hour and 40 minute grueling over-water flight, longer than the distance from London to Berlin.”

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