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Caption | B-29 crash-landed on Motoyama Airfield, Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, after fighters disabled two engines on a bombing run over Osaka, 10 Mar 1945. Photo 1 of 2. ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | ||||||||
Date | 10 Mar 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | SC 206875 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 10 Mar 1945 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 586 pixels |
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1 May 2011 06:30:49 PM
ANOTHER HANGER QUEEN:
Can this B-29 be repaired, or will she be salvaged for parts to keep the other B-29s
flying.
Iwo Jima was 660 miles from Japan and 2,250
B-29s made emergency landing saving 22,500
crew from ditching in the ocean.