Iwo JIma AFB 1945

The scene is from Iwo Jima AFB August 1945 on the occasion of a visit of General Mac Arthur and his adjutant Col. William A. Ganoe. The P-47-N belongs to the 456th Fighter Squadron of 414th Fighter Group of20th Air Force, USAAF.
The model is Acadamy 1:48. General Mac Arthur & Ganoe as well as the ground personel are from several manufacturers. The Willys is Tamiya, grass from a railway shop and the sand and rocks from the rivers of Berlin