| Caption | Col James Beckwith, commander of the 15th Fighter Group, in his P-51 Mustang “Squirt” leading P-51s of the 45th Fighter Squadron from their base on Saipan to their new base on Iwo Jima, Mar 7, 1945. Note the VLR tanks. ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force | |||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 7 Mar 1945 | |||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Saipan, Mariana Islands | |||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||
| Added Date | 28 Feb 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| 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". | |||||||||||||
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