During World War II, a series of Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands took place between November 1944 and January 1945. These raids targeted United States Army Air Forces bases and sought to d
US aircraft burning in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Isley Field, November 27, 1944
B-29s burning at Isley Field on November 27
B-24 Liberators fly away from Iwo Jima after bombing the island on December 15, 1944
A B-29 undergoing maintenance on Saipan
318th Fighter Group
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The 318th Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.
P-47 Thunderbolts from the 318th Fighter Group taking off from East Field on Saipan, Marianas Islands in October 1944. Lead ship: "Big Squaw" Republic-Evansville P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt s/n 43-25327 19th FS, 318th FG, 7th AF Assigned to John "Jack" H. Payne.