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| Iwo Jima: A Hard Won Haven by John Shaw |
Iwo Jima as a crucial emergency landing site for crippled bombers returning from missions over Japan. It is estimated that these emergency landing strips saved the lives of nearly 25,000 American airmen during the war. - Google
A B29 Bombing Mission Is Interrupted by Japanese Fighters 💣 Air Warriors | Smithsonian Channel
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| Top to Bottom: Kobe, Iwo Jima, Tinian |
It is 1,500 miles from Tinian in the Mariana Islands to Kobe, Japan. Iwo Jima is right at the halfway point between them.
B-29 and P-51 : Forging Air Supremacy from Iwo Jima
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