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Airmen watch a B-29 bomber and greet Gen Hansell at a base of US Army Air Force at Saipan in Mariana Islands, during WWII.

B-29 bombers arrive at Saipan in Mariana Islands during World War II. A B-29 bomber aircraft of the 11th Commanding Unit of the United States Army Air Force lands at a landing strip. A crowd of airmen and natives of the islands watch all around the plane. Officers at the base greet General Haywood S. Hansell. Officials pose for a group photo. Buildings and military vehicles at the Isley Field base. Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands. Date: October 12, 1944.

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