342-FH-3A-42644-A59054AC 4th ers
Rescue plane of the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron ( a modified Boeing B-17 equipped with "Flying Dutchman" lifeboat and operating from airfield on Iwo Jima), with photographic escort, skirts the shore of Chichi Jima at low altitude. Previous advice radioed from the P-51 squadron leader has fixed approximate position of distressed pilot, a very small target in the open sea.
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