Maynard Wege World War II Photograph Collection

Title

Maynard Wege World War II Photograph Collection

Description

The Maynard Wege World War II Photograph Collection is a small collection comprised of a single photo album page with six black-and-white photographs created by Maynard Wege, who served as a United States Army Air Force B-29 mechanic in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Photographs feature an image of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, an aerial photograph of Hiroshima in late August 1945, a disabled Japanese Mitsibishi J2M3 Raiden fighter found on an airfield near Tokyo, a B-29 squadron awaiting takeoff, an aerial photograph of Northwest Field on Guam in summer of 1945, and B-29 aircraft of the 502nd Bombardment Group parked at Northwest Field.

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Date

1945

Language

English

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Maynard Wege World War II Photograph Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.

Bibliographic Citation

The Maynard Wege World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2007-06-05

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Serviceman with damaged Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt) Jack aircraft]
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman posing with a damaged Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt) Jack aircraft, Japan, August 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Disabled Japanese fighter on airfield near Tokyo, August 1945." Part of a photograph…

[Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan]
Oblique aerial photograph of Hiroshima, Japan taken from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft, August 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Hiroshima from the tail gunner's position in a B-29 at 1500 feet, late August 1945." Part of a photograph album…

[Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan]
Photograph of Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Iwo Jima, EE woh JEE muh, is the middle island of the three Volcano Islands, or Kazan Retto, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. More than 5,000 men of the…

[Boeing B-29 Superfortresses at Northwest Field, Guam]
Photograph of several Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. The caption notes that this photo was taken just prior to the final mission against Japan. Typed caption on album page: "Squadron lined up for final…

[Boeing B-29 Superfortresses at Northwest Field, Guam]
Photograph of several B-29 Superfortress aircraft (visible tail numbers 3979, 3888) parked at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Parking spaces for B-29's undergoing heavy maintenance. Black camouflage made them less…

[Aerial view of Northwest Field, Guam]
Aerial photograph of Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Northwest Field, home of the 315th Wing (B-29) Summer 1945. Two asphalt runways made from crushed coral." Part of a photograph album page containing captioned…

[Album page with photos of Pacific Theater, circa 1945]
Photograph album page containing captioned photos of the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1945. Pictured locations include Hiroshima, Iwo Jima, and Northwest Field (Guam).
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