A B-29 Superfortress bomber crashing during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima, Japan, 24 Apr 1945, running into nine P-51 Mustang fighters; note ground personnel waiting behind a Jeep for all ammunition to cook off before approaching

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Caption     A B-29 Superfortress bomber crashing during an attempted emergency landing on Iwo Jima, Japan, 24 Apr 1945, running into nine P-51 Mustang fighters; note ground personnel waiting behind a Jeep for all ammunition to cook off before approaching ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Iwo Jima, Japan
Date 24 Apr 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Flickr
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   A-68044AC
 
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Photos on Same Day 24 Apr 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,637 x 1,874 pixels



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