A crew member of the 345th Bombardment Group leans from the cockpit of his B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, photographed on Ie Shima during the closing months of the Pacific War. Known as the 'Air Apaches,' the 345th flew low-level strafing and skip-bombing missions against Japanese shipping and installations, and this candid ground-level view captures the human side of a crew between sorties. Project: 218227