102 items in this album on 6 pages.

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.PBM-5 Mariner aircraft of US Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-26 aboard seaplane tender USS Norton Sound, Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Apr 1945PBM-5 Mariner aircraft of US Navy patrol bombing squadron VPB-27 at Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Apr 1945. Page 2 of 2.US Navy Lt Robert S Selby shoots the sun with a sextant inside one of the 40mm gun tubs aboard seaplane tender USS Castle Rock, Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Apr 1945. Note 40mm ammunition racks and PBM Mariners beyond.
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.PBM-5 Mariner aircraft of US Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-26 aboard seaplane tender USS Norton Sound, Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Apr 1945PBM-5 Mariner aircraft of US Navy patrol bombing squadron VPB-27 at Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Apr 1945. Page 2 of 2.US Navy Lt Robert S Selby shoots the sun with a sextant inside one of the 40mm gun tubs aboard seaplane tender USS Castle Rock, Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Apr 1945. Note 40mm ammunition racks and PBM Mariners beyond.
Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.Oblique aerial view of West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul 8, 1945.
Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.Oblique aerial view of West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul 8, 1945.'Fat Man' bomb arriving at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2'Fat Man' bomb arriving at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2
Atomic bomb B-29 Superfortress “Sweet Thing” of the 678th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group based at Tinian, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1945 (ser# 44-70108).Dr. Norman Ramsey signing
'Fat Man' implosion device being assembled, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945Atomic bomb 'Fat Man' on a transport carriage, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945B-29 Superfortress “Sweet Thing” of the 678th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group based at Tinian, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1945 (ser# 44-70108).Dr. Norman Ramsey signing 'Fat Man' bomb while an electrian's mate applied plastic paint, in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945
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Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 5Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 5Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 3 of 5Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 4 of 5
Lowering One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of US Navy electrician
Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 5 of 5One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of 'Fat Man' bomb with putty in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945US Navy electrician's mate spraying 'Fat Man' bomb with plastic paint in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 3

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