![A Douglas R4D (C-47) transport plane (center) loading wounded Marines on Iwo Jima's South Field bound for a Navy hospital on Guam, Mar 1945. Note Mount Suribachi to the left. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/5c284128c05d5.jpg)
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| Caption | A Douglas R4D (C-47) transport plane (center) loading wounded Marines on Iwo Jima's South Field bound for a Navy hospital on Guam, Mar 1945. Note Mount Suribachi to the left. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-412491 | |||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 5,699 x 4,219 pixels | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Iwo Jima, Japan |
| Lat/Long | 24.7628, 141.3036 |
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Several Curtiss R5C (C-46) transport planes are parked nearby, with a number of TBM Avenger torpedo planes beyond them. The tail of a PBY is at left and a wrecked PB4Y-2 Privateer (B-24) is at right. Six other aircraft are flying in formation over Mt Suribachi.