Keywords: just prior to taking off from the South Runway, North Field, Guam in early 1945.
Look at the weight on those massive main tires!! In excess of 155,000 lbs overall. Close to 20,000lbs in bombs alone!
They look half inflated.
wwii 1945 takeoff runway guam airfield b29 marianas b29superfortress northfieldguam 314thbombwing |