92nd NCB - CSF Protzman Photos provided by Bob Protzman |
112th NCB Landing on Tinian photos provided by Edwin Foster |
Wes Hendricks MM2 - 38th NCB photos provided by Lee Hendricks |
Chief Homer Coons - 50th & 60th NCBs photos provided by Tanya Coons - Redig |
Clifford Imler - 112th NCB photo provided by Jason Imler |
TINIAN NCBs |
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B-29 NOSE ART B-29s flew almost continuous bombing runs from Tinian to the Japanese Homeland, ending in the two A Bomb attacks. The SeaBees adopted some of these B-29s. Here is some of the nose art of the SeaBees 29's and others. |
The 30th NCR B-29 |
The 38th NCB B-29 The CORAL QUEEN and her CREW were lost in action in 1945 |
The 9th NCB B-29 |
The 112th NCB B-29 |
Of course, there were two world famous B-29s on Tinian |
The Enola Gay dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima |
Bock's Car (although it was not named that at the time) dropped the second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki |
Note! I ran many of these images through Adobe Photo to clean them up. Some have been cropped. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL VIEW |
We will be adding more B-29 artwork as time goes on. Lee Hendricks sent us a whole CD of it and other stuff. |
SeaBees on Tinian and other Pacific Islands |
Before we begin this section of photos, I would like to say that all of these photos are of the "good times". We shouldn't forget the SeaBees, Airmen, Marines and Soldiers who spent their last days on Tinian. |
This was the US Armed Forces Cemetary on Tinian during the war. After the war, all of the remains of the Servicemen were returned to the US. |
Up a tree! |
Sitting on a Bomb! |
Hanging out at the compound |
Just hanging out |
On the Jeep |
Clifford Imler - 112th NCB photo provided by Jason Imler |
A Duce and a half full of women! How come nobody talks about the women that were here? |
Ready for war |
Here come the beef patties in gravey and Lucky Strikes! They were still serving us C rations 20 years later in Nam |
Chief Homer Coons - 50th & 60th NCBs photos provided by Tanya Coons - Redig |
The crew, Cliff is on the far left |
Wes Hendricks MM2 - 38th NCB photos provided by Lee Hendricks |
112th NCB Landing on Tinian photos provided by Edwin Foster |
TINIAN HARBOR and WEST FIELD 1945 Both built by the Seabees still exist today. The Harbor has had nothing done to it in 50+ years. The breakwater is just about gone. West Field has only the far right two runways left. the far right is used as a taxi way and a new runway was built over the other. It is now an International Airport capable of landing the largest passenger jets. |
Tinian Harbor from the air |
Tinian Harbor from shore |
Tinian Harbor from the hilltop |
West Field from the west |
92nd NCB - CSF Protzman Photos provided by Bob Protzman |
CSF Protzman |
The 92nd's home on a sunny day in Tinian |
Hanging around on Tinian Obviously before making Chief |
B-29 taking off. Believed to be the Enola Gay or Bock's car on their A Bomb run |
Tent city |
Sick Bay |
Troops boarding for Tinian in Hawaii |