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Caption | 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. ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | ||||||||
Date | Apr 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
12 Apr 2021 04:09:31 PM
Note the oversized external fuel tanks that make this a VLR Mustang (Very Long Range). Note also the squadron emblem below the cockpit; the 78th Fighter Squadron was known as the ‘Bushmasters.’ Major (later Colonel) Tapp named his airplane after his girl back home in Minnesota whom he would later marry and remain with until her death in 2006.