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Carrier Bismarck Sea erupted in flames as she was hit by a special attack aircraft off Iwo Jima, night of 21 Feb 1945F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 71632 being “surveyed” over the side of USS Hancock after flipping onto its back from a barrier crash on landing following a strike against Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The pilot was not hurt.Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 1 of 3Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 2 of 3
Carrier Bismarck Sea erupted in flames as she was hit by a special attack aircraft off Iwo Jima, night of 21 Feb 1945F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 71632 being “surveyed” over the side of USS Hancock after flipping onto its back from a barrier crash on landing following a strike against Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The pilot was not hurt.Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 1 of 3Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 2 of 3
Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 3 of 3LCVP from LST-713 off northern Iwo Jima, Feb 1945LSM-140 unloading on a southeastern Iwo Jima beach, circa 21-22 Feb 1945Men of 3rd Battalion, US 23rd Marine Regiment at a destroyed Japanese pillbox, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945
Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 3 of 3LCVP from LST-713 off northern Iwo Jima, Feb 1945LSM-140 unloading on a southeastern Iwo Jima beach, circa 21-22 Feb 1945Men of 3rd Battalion, US 23rd Marine Regiment at a destroyed Japanese pillbox, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945
Mired LVT(A) on Iwo Jima beach, circa 21-22 Feb 1945Officers of the US Fifth Marine Division directed the operations from a sandbagged position, Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945US Marine 37mm gun firing on Japanese positions on the northern slope of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima in support of RCT 28, 21 Feb 1945US Marine communicators dashed for cover, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945
Mired LVT(A) on Iwo Jima beach, circa 21-22 Feb 1945Officers of the US Fifth Marine Division directed the operations from a sandbagged position, Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945US Marine 37mm gun firing on Japanese positions on the northern slope of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima in support of RCT 28, 21 Feb 1945US Marine communicators dashed for cover, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945
US Marine M4 Sherman tank mired in soft volcanic sand, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945US Marine on Mount Suribachi, with landing craft in the background, Iwo Jima, Japan, 19-23 Feb 1945US Marine Private Kenneth R. Hager with his pin-up decorated flamethrower pack, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945US Marines digging in on a beach at Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2
US Marine M4 Sherman tank mired in soft volcanic sand, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945US Marine on Mount Suribachi, with landing craft in the background, Iwo Jima, Japan, 19-23 Feb 1945US Marine Private Kenneth R. Hager with his pin-up decorated flamethrower pack, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945US Marines digging in on a beach at Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2
US Marines digging in on a beach at Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2US military using demolition charges to clear destroyed vehicles from Iwo Jima beach, Japan, 21 Feb 1945Wounded US Marine Corporal W. H. Porter being prepared for evacuation, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945A LCVP loaded with troops sailed on foreground while American ships beyond burned, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945
US Marines digging in on a beach at Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2US military using demolition charges to clear destroyed vehicles from Iwo Jima beach, Japan, 21 Feb 1945Wounded US Marine Corporal W. H. Porter being prepared for evacuation, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Feb 1945A LCVP loaded with troops sailed on foreground while American ships beyond burned, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945

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