
Caption | B-29 Superfortress “Gravel Gertie” with the 882nd Bomb Squadron squats on the runway after suffering a main landing gear collapse, Isley Field, Saipan, Aug 6 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 6 Aug 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Saipan, Mariana Islands | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 15 Jan 2013 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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