Photos Taken in Iwo Jima | World War II Database

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American Marines examined the wreck of a G4M bomber at one of Iwo Jima's two operational airfields, Mar-Apr 1945	Commander of USAAF 78th Fighter Squadron Major James B. Tapp checking the fuses on his HVAR air-to-surface rockets mounted to his P-51D VLR Mustang ‘Margaret-V’ 44-73407 at South Field, Iwo Jima, spring 1945.

F4U-1D Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMA-321 on Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945.	Marines on Iwo Jima crowd around a newly arrived Boeing F-13 Superfortress (photo reconnaissance variant of the B-29). 47th Fighter Squadron P-51D Mustang is in foreground, Mar-Apr 1945.

North American P-51D Mustangs of the 46th Fighter Squadron on Iwo Jima prepare for mission, Mar 1945. Note the twin oversized drop tanks of the Very Long Range (VLR) escorts.	Souvenir hunters on Iwo Jima sawing the propeller off of a wrecked Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" fighter, Mar 1945. They said they would make paper weights out of it later.

TBM-3 Avenger flying over Mt Suribachi on Iwo Jima after US forces had fully occupied the island, Mar-Apr 1945. Note storage tanks, tents, and other improvements set up by US forces.	US battleships New Mexico, Idaho, and Tennessee off Iwo Jima or Okinawa, Feb-Apr 1945

US Marine playing taps at the American cemetery on Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945	View of the invasion beach on Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945

Japanese troops being captured by Americans on Iwo Jima, Japan, 5 Apr 1945	Three Japanese soldiers emerged from their hiding place to surrender, Iwo Jima, 5 Apr 1945

Americans attacked Japanese snipers in a cave with bazooka and small arms, northern coast of Iwo Jima, during mop up operations, 8 Apr 1945	Flame thrower in use against Japanese holding out in a cave along Iwo Jima's northern coastal cliffs, 8 April 1945

A Japanese patrol vessel wrecked on the rocky coast of northern Iwo Jima, 21 Apr 1945	An American bulldozer pulled a road grader on an Iwo Jima beach, 21 Apr 1945, note several Japanese landing ships wrecked on the coast beyond the road

Sandbag, rock and canvas shelter in the rugged terrain of northern Iwo Jima, 21 Apr 1945	Scene along the rocky coast of northern Iwo Jima, 21 Apr 1945

Vehicle path and combat-shattered vegetation in the rugged terrain of northern Iwo Jima, 21 Apr 1945, photo 1 of 2	Vehicle path and combat-shattered vegetation in the rugged terrain of northern Iwo Jima, 21 Apr 1945, photo 2 of 2