
Caption | 119 B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 73rd Bomb Wing lined up on Baker runway, Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Sep 1945 with 35 more B-29s seen in the periphery. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force | |||||||
Identification Code | 342-FH-3A38494-59551AC | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 Jun 2019 | |||||||
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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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WW2-Era Place Name | Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands |
Lat/Long | 15.1177, 145.7259 |
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These bombers were being made ready for a mission to Japan but this time they were not loaded with bombs but, with the war over, they were loaded with food and clothing to be dropped into Allied prisoner of war camps.