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| B-17G Fortresses of the US 15th Air Force trailing condensation trails amid anti-aircraft flak bursts during the bombing run over Graz, Austria, 4 Mar 1945. | B-29 Superfortress bomber 'Dinah Might' after making an emergency landing at Motoyama Airfield No. 1, Iwo Jima, Japan, 4 Mar 1945 | B-29 Superfortress bomber 'Dinah Might' after making an emergency landing at Motoyama Airfield No. 1, Iwo Jima, Japan, 4 Mar 1945; note USMC OY-1 Sentinal of VMO-4 and MB or GPW Jeep in foreground | Overlooking Motoyama Airfield, Iwo Jima, Japan, 4 Mar 1945; note US Marine with M1 Carbine, Type 96 anti-aircraft mount, and the first B-29 to land on Iwo Jima |
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| Two US Marine attacking with flamethrowers on Iwo Jima, Japan, 4 Mar 1945 |
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