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144 items in this album on 8 pages.

US airmen reading a bulletin announcing their Saipan, Mariana Islands-based unitUS officer pointing at Tokyo, Japan on an enlarged map during a bomber crews briefing, Saipan, Mariana Islands, late Nov 1944
US airmen reading a bulletin announcing their Saipan, Mariana Islands-based unit's first bombing on Tokyo, Japan, late Nov 1944US officer pointing at Tokyo, Japan on an enlarged map during a bomber crews briefing, Saipan, Mariana Islands, late Nov 1944
B-29 Superfortress taking off from Saipan, Dec 1944.Aerial view of Osaka, Japan, circa early 1945
B-29 Superfortress taking off from Saipan, Dec 1944.Aerial view of Osaka, Japan, circa early 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan and Tokyo Harbor, early 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan, early 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan and Tokyo Harbor, early 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan, early 1945
B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 462nd Bomb Group taxiing through West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1945.B-29 Superfortress bombers of US 73rd Bomb Wing flying near Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945
B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 462nd Bomb Group taxiing through West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1945.B-29 Superfortress bombers of US 73rd Bomb Wing flying near Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945
Ground crews arming a B-29 Superfortress of the 500th Bomb Group at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-45.Tarumizu, Japan under aerial attack, 1945
Ground crews arming a B-29 Superfortress of the 500th Bomb Group at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-45.Tarumizu, Japan under aerial attack, 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan, early 1945Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan following aerial bombing, 27 Jan 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan, early 1945Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan following aerial bombing, 27 Jan 1945
Aerial view of Yokohama, Japan, 28 Jan 1945A before-after air raid comparison of aerial views of Tokyo, 1945
Aerial view of Yokohama, Japan, 28 Jan 1945A before-after air raid comparison of aerial views of Tokyo, 1945
A formation of B-29 bombers flying from Mariana Islands toward Japan, early 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan after the 25 Feb 1945 raid, circa Mar-Apr 1945
A formation of B-29 bombers flying from Mariana Islands toward Japan, early 1945Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan after the 25 Feb 1945 raid, circa Mar-Apr 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan with markings of key buildings of interest, early 1945Col 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.
Aerial view of Tokyo, Japan with markings of key buildings of interest, early 1945Col 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.
P-51 Mustangs of the 45th Fighter Squadron lined up on South Field, Iwo Jima, Mar 7, 1945. Fire is from a P-51 from the 78th Fighter Squadron that crashed on landing and struck two parked 45th Fighter Squadron P-51s.A Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 9th Bomb Group comes in for a landing on Iwo Jima, Mar 10, 1945. Note P-51D Mustang in the foreground.
P-51 Mustangs of the 45th Fighter Squadron lined up on South Field, Iwo Jima, Mar 7, 1945. Fire is from a P-51 from the 78th Fighter Squadron that crashed on landing and struck two parked 45th Fighter Squadron P-51s.A Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 9th Bomb Group comes in for a landing on Iwo Jima, Mar 10, 1945. Note P-51D Mustang in the foreground.

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