One by one,P-51 Mustangs of the 457th Fighter Squadron roll down the dusty path from the parking area to the runway on Iwo Jima.

457th Fighter Squadron roll

462nd Fighter Squadron ground personnel push a P-51 Mustang toward the dispersal area at an airfield on Iwo Jima,July 1945.(rudeerude)

462nd ground crew

A supply ship helicopter takes off in a swirl of dust from the base of Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Superfortresses, Mustangs and other war-planes are a dime a dozen at Iwo Jima, but the helicopter, ignoring runways to land where it pleases, gathers a crowd at each stop.(rudeerude) 