P-51 124 named "Button II" flown by Doyle Brooks of the 78th FS in the Pacific.(rudeerude)

"Button II" of the 78th FS

P-51 of the 78th FS fly's over Iwo Jima.The 78th aircraft and pilots arrived on Iwo Jima 16 days after D-Day.The squadron remained on Iwo Jima until Nov. 25, 1945, at which time it returned to Bellows Field.Hawaii(rudeerude)

P-51 of the 78th FS fly's over Iwo Jima

A flight of P-47 Razorbacks of the 78th Fighter Squadron, the "Bushmasters" of the "Pineapple Air Force" stationed in Hawaii.At the end of 1944, in preparation for deployment, the 78th and her sister squadrons spent six weeks transitioning from P-47s to P-51Ds.They left Bellows Field,Hawaii for the final time on 20 Jan 1945.(rudeerude)