US Army Air Force

P-51 Mustang fighter on Iwo Jima

Crew Chief S/Sgt. Anthony Belesi, cuts open dry K-rations while huddled under a canopy blanket beneath the wing of his 7th Air Force P-51 Mustang fighter on Iwo Jima. Mechanics remained on the flight line 14 hours from dawn to dark with no shelter.(rudeerude)