A P-51 takes off from Iwo Jima(rudeerude)

 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)

P-51 Mustang fighter on Iwo Jima

My cousin on the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt on Cebu Island. Missing in action since June 16, 1944, after strafing a Japanese airfield, when he was hit by a flak burst. Presumed dead. No trace of the plane or him was ever found.