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Caption This 72nd Fighter Squadron North American P-51 "Is This Trip Necessary" was almost junk after it crashed on the runway at Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. The left landing gear collapsed as the plane landed; it was returning from an escort mission over Tokyo, Japan. 28 May 1945.