Marines On Iwo Jima, 03/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #8942 . National Archives description: "1) HS Battery of field howitzers firing-SV. 2) MS Gun crew fires field howitzers-SV. 3) MS Various views of wrecked TBF, Mt. Suribachi in background. 4) MS Bulldozer working on airfield of Iwo Jima, Suribachi in background. 5) GV Iwo Jima airfield as R-40 lands, jeep leads plane to park. 6) MS Piper Cubs parked on airfield. 7) CU Observer poses in Piper plane, pretends he is looking over the side, speaks into microphone-SV. 8) MS Piper cub lands on field. 9) MS Piper cub is refueled from fuel trailer-SV. 10) GV Piper cub takes off. 11) MS Piper cub taxis toward camera. 12) AV Planes parked on Iwo Jima airfield-SV. 13) AV Bombs burst on open terrain-SV. 14) AV Piper cub in flight." National Archives Identifier: 78685 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Piper Airplanes, Mount Suribachi

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