
Caption | Crew members of the first B-29 bomber to land at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Claude R. Canup Collection | |||||||
Identification Code | COLL/5361 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 10 Apr 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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