Navy Seabees repaired the island's vital airfields. And only 13 days into the fight, with fierce battles raging, the first damaged B29 landed here instead of ditching into the ocean. By the war's end, over 2,200 bombers had made emergency landings right here [at Iwo Jima]. where we all arrived this morning. In the battle for Iwo Jima nearing its end, the Japanese general assured his men, the glorious exploits that you have carried out will never be forgotten. (06:01–06:09)
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Asserts that over 2,200 bombers made emergency landings at Iwo Jima by the end of the war.
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