USAAF Aircraft on Iwo Jima

IWO JIMA, JAPAN

03.01.1945

Courtesy Video

Communication Directorate             

U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress and P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft parked at Motoyoma Airfield on Iwo Jima, Japan after U.S. Forces took control of the island during the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign of World War II. Filmed through the hole of a bombed out Japanese radio station. Exact date unknown. Aircraft damage seen. Mount Suribachi in background. Tents. B-29 nose art (Poison Ivy pin-up girl). The Best of World War II - AAFCFS 3666. BC# 248879. ID#: DDDEE-08-0294 / DDDEE080294-T1-28-35_472609

• Date Taken: 03.01.1945
• Date Posted: 02.26.2013 08:58
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 282585
• VIRIN: 450301-M-9999X-160
• Filename: DOD_100748056
• Length: 00:01:51
• Location: IWO JIMA, JP