A Boeing B-29 Superfortress rests on the hardstand at a Pacific airfield, likely Hickam Field, Hawaii, during World War II. Hubs like this one served as vital staging points for the B-29 fleets that carried out the strategic bombing campaign against Japan in 1944-1945, ferrying aircraft, crews, and supplies between the continental United States and the forward island bases of the Pacific war. Project: 218522