![Airfield Number Two burning after American air raid, Iwo Jima, early 1945](/images/battle_iwojima52.jpg)
Caption | Airfield Number Two burning after American air raid, Iwo Jima, early 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||
Identification Code | NH 104141 | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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15 Dec 2021 11:14:45 AM
As an Air Force dependent I recall flying over this island in 1964. My father was AF and we departed Guam in an USAF C-97. I recall that the beaches were black and the earth inland was scortched and barren. US Marine landing craft where wrecked on the beaches.