A P-47D Thunderbolt “Razorback” of the USAAF’s 57th Fighter Group checking engine and gauges at Amendola, near Foggia, Apulia, Southern Italy. During his long wander on the Mediterranean Theater of Operations from September 1942 to May 1945 (North Africa, Malta, Sicily, Southern Italy, Corsica, Central Italy, Northern Italy), the 57th FG was based at Amendola from October 22, 1943, to January 16, 1944. Today Amendola is one of major Italian Air Force’s Air Bases, HQ of the 32nd Stormo equipped with AMX, AMX-T and Predator RPV. Victor Sierra

Thunderbolt at Amendola

A B-24 Liberator takes of from Iwo Jima. In the meanwhile ground crews try to recover a B-29 that had to make a forced landing on the island during the return trip from a bombing mission over Japan on the 10th of March, 1945. 
 
It's the same B-29 pictured in this post, notice the bent propeller:

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Iwo Jima Airfield

Alto Landing Ground, Corsica: the 2nd Lt. Thomas D. Davis’ “regular ship”, the P47D-25RE Thunderbolt No 87, serial number 42-26421, 66th Fighter Squadron “Exterminators”, USAAF’s 57th Fighter Group (Alto LG from March 23, 1944, until August 18, 1944), who shot down a Bf 109 on July 1st 1944. In this photo, taken by the Sgt. Clarence M. "Bud" Fortier, armorer, 66th FS, the aircraft is armed with two under wing 500 lbs bombs for air-to-ground-missions. The notice on the fuselage’s left side indicate “Republic Aviation Corporation Employees War Bond Plane #45”. With this plane the Lt. Davis was KIA during a diving bombing mission over the Bologna-Ferrara area, Northern Italy, cause unknown, on September 2, 1944 (see next story). Victor Sierra