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An aerial view of the USAAF North Field on Tinian Island. It was from here in World War Two that B-29 bombers flew long range missions against mainland Japan. Both the missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki originated from this airstrip nearly half a century ago

An aerial view of the USAAF North Field on Tinian Island. It was from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: CDR Dana R. Potts, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Atop Mount Suribachi, General Carl Mundy, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps addresses active duty and veteran Marines attending a memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima. The island was taken from the Japanese during World War Two to provide an emergency landing site for damaged B-29 bombers returning from Japan and as a forward fighter aircraft base

Atop Mount Suribachi, General Carl Mundy, Jr., Commandant of the Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Suribachi State: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More