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An aircraft maintenance crewman with the 497th Bomb Group at Isley Field on Saipan, Mariana Islands securing a propeller for a B-29 Superfortress to a service trailer, late 1944. Note B-29 “Lucky Lynn” beyond.

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Caption     An aircraft maintenance crewman with the 497th Bomb Group at Isley Field on Saipan, Mariana Islands securing a propeller for a B-29 Superfortress to a service trailer, late 1944. Note B-29 “Lucky Lynn” beyond. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands
Date  Oct 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
Identification Code   342-FH-3A39783-57459AC
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,813 x 2,564 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 May 2019 11:35:35 PM

B-29 “Lucky Lynn” (42-24591) went on to complete 50 missions and was returned to the United States.

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