P-51 Mustang of US Army Air Force crash and gets destroyed while take off at thei...HD Stock Footage

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Sep 19, 2026

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P-51 Mustang of US Army Air Force crash and gets destroyed while take off at their base in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II.

P-51 Mustang of United States Army Air Force crashes while it takes off at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Destroyed parts of the crashed plane burning after the crash. A damaged house and fire in wild bushes. Men remove dead body of Pilot from wrecks. Fire fighters try to extinguish flames in the wrecks and in bushes. Location: Iwo Jima. Date: March 1945.

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