RETURN TO IWO, 1945
An Army Air Corps P-51 Mustang pilot, ecstatic upon returning to Iwo Jima from a VLR Very Long Range mission over Mainland Japan prepares to break and enter the traffic pattern for landing. These VLR missions were usually up to 1500 miles in length and could last up to eight hours.
An Army Air Corps P-51 Mustang pilot, ecstatic upon returning to Iwo Jima from a VLR Very Long Range mission over Mainland Japan prepares to break and enter the traffic pattern for landing. These VLR missions were usually up to 1500 miles in length and could last up to eight hours.
An Army Air Corps P-51 Mustang pilot, ecstatic upon returning to Iwo Jima from a VLR Very Long Range mission over Mainland Japan prepares to break and enter the traffic pattern for landing. These VLR missions were usually up to 1500 miles in length and could last up to eight hours.
