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B-29 bombers of US Air Force take off during a mission, at Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force at Isley Field Base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A B-29 bomber starts its engines while standing at a runway. Cloud of dust emerges as all the engines of the bomber start. Planes taxi on the runway for a takeoff. Officers in a jeep near the runway. Other bombers take off. Parked B-29 bombers at hardstands can be seen. Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands. Date: October 28, 1944.

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