Today in World War II History—February 20, 1945
Thursday, February 20, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
75 Years Ago—February 20, 1945: US Marines take Motoyama Airfield 1 on Iwo Jima; on February 26 the first Marine OY-1 Sentinel observation aircraft will arrive to conduct artillery spotting, on March 2 the first cargo planes will land, and on March 4 the first B-29 will make an emergency landing there.