Pictorial proof of a bad Japanese dream come true,is this hornet's nest of more than 100 American P-51 Mustangs on Iwo Jima within range of the Japanese homeland. Once Japanese planes parked here, ready for assaults on Saipan's B-29 base. Now the AAF will turn the tables on Tokyo. 531st Fighter Squadron 

More than 100 Mustangs on Iwo Jima

Boeing B-29's of the 21st Bomber Command, parked on the line of an airfield on Iwo Jima,1945

B-29's of the 21st Bomber Command

P-51 Mustangs parked on hardstands at North Field, Iwo Jima, 11 May 1945.462nd Fighter Squadron 