Consolidated›This B-29 Superfortress Has Just Landed After A Test Hop At The Guam Air Depot, Where It Was Overhauled. The 7,100-Foot Runway At The Depot Was Carved Out Of Coral And Jungle By Aviation Engineers In Only Two Months. Purpose Of The Depot Is To Provide S

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

22

Theater:

Pacific

Place:

Marianas

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

This B-29 Superfortr...

Caption:

This B-29 Superfortress Has Just Landed After A Test Hop At The Guam Air Depot, Where It Was Overhauled. The 7,100-Foot Runway At The Depot Was Carved Out Of Coral And Jungle By Aviation Engineers In Only Two Months. Purpose Of The Depot Is To Provide S

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

MARIANAS ISLANDS, AIRCRAFT, GROUND,BOEING

History:

Print received 8 August 1945 from BPR (Air Forces Group). Stamped: "No obj. to pub., 6 July 1945, WD, B.P.R. Copied 13 Aug. 1962.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A38529-166934AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.