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B-29 bomber, burning at the airport on the island of Iwo Jima

This Boeing B-29 bomber of the 504 Bomb Group/313BW burning after a failed landing (there was a collision with a North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane) to the airfield on Iwo Jima, because it was damaged during combat flight. On board the Boeing B-29 bomber has 11 markers about the successful performance of combat missions.


Photography Location: Iwo Jima, Japan
Time taken: 1945