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Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« on: January 31, 2015, 11:02:33 PM »
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Re: Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 11:11:48 PM »
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2015, 09:28:45 AM »
I'm in it, no problem.

The very first set of pictures is interesting. It looks as if the island were extended. There's a big spit of land in the today photo that's not there in 1945.
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2015, 09:39:13 AM »
Neat! In the one photo of the pilots soaking in "spa" tubs, they're drinking beer from cone top cans...
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2015, 11:34:15 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 01, 2015, 09:28:45 AM
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The very first set of pictures is interesting. It looks as if the island were extended. There's a big spit of land in the today photo that's not there in 1945.

Tide's out in the new picture.
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2015, 11:44:30 AM »
Iwo is still quite volcanically active. There have been a number of eruptions on the island since the end of WWII.  Perhaps that is the source of the longer spit of land.
There has also been a lot of uplift caused by subterranean magma at various places around the island.  It has been measured at rates as high as a meter/year.
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2015, 08:18:48 AM »
combat aircraft operations were dangerous back then, especially for the crew. I'm guessing the problem was exacerbated though by lack of space on the island. Not much room between maintenance, storage, and landing areas.
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Re: Historical Photos - Iwo Jima, post-invasion
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2015, 08:22:58 AM »
One more link with declassified Fat Man and Little Boy pics:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Bomb_Loading/Bomb_Guide.htm
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