A North American P-51D Mustang of the Vll Fighter Command taking off from Saipan, Mariana Islands for the newly-captured airfield on Iwo Jima, Mar 16, 1945. Note the twin oversized VLR drop tanks.

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Caption     A North American P-51D Mustang of the Vll Fighter Command taking off from Saipan, Mariana Islands for the newly-captured airfield on Iwo Jima, Mar 16, 1945. Note the twin oversized VLR drop tanks. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Saipan, Mariana Islands
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
 
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Photos on Same Day 16 Mar 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,200 x 908 pixels



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WW2-Era Place Name Saipan, Mariana Islands
Lat/Long 15.1215, 145.7357
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