We are not only closer to Japan, but part of Japan.

Not the 13th though.

Here's an overhead

https://ltd9eg.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

Do you mean part of Japan or the Japanese Empire ?

Nobeoka ?

I think the air force unit may have also had B29s.

Part of Japan, but not Nobeoka

The "mountain" casting a shadow has (or had) the same name as a rather more famous "mountain" on another island. The documents I have has the airfield having the mountain name as part of it's name, so name that mountain :)

B29s don't appear on the Wiki page for this Air Force.

Well, all I get from searches is Mount Fuji !!!!

Are we on the island of Fukue-Jima?

Nope, we aren't on Fukue-Jima. You are looking at the wrong end of "Japan". In the previous image the white stuff is snow.

As an additional clue: the second part of the island you have named is part of the island name that does have the more famous mountain.

Working on the word Jima there are a couple of small islands but with no famous mountains.

Time for a rest.

Iwo...……………………...

Iwo No Snow Here.

Perhaps the "mountain" is a volcano.

Can't find an Iwo apart from the very obvious one and that looks nothing like the challenge.

Is there an airport there any more...?
Confirm `N` direction ie L/R/U/D..?

In the second image, north is around 1 o'clock.

No Airport there any more. but you can still see the outline of the runway and the hangar shown dead centre of the second image.

dook - you need to read back my clue.

You know what the obvious island is, and the short version of mountain is?

Also

So, Fukue-Jima is the wrong end of "Japan" and there is snow in you image.

We must therefore be north of Hokkaido as far as I can see.

The island of Kunashir is Russian but may not have been at the time of your images.

I'm out.

Yes, keep on going. You are correct in that it may not belong to Japan now.

One further:
Not on Google Earth though - try Bing instead

Iturup ?

Might have a connection with Pearl Harbour.

I have done my bit - over to the rest of the crew.

Had enough, good night.

Are we going Island hopping? A few more to go.

Here's an overhead from Bing. You can see the Mountain, runway and hangar.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d250f65f0c.jpg

Easier with the Iwo Jima mountain clue...Suribachi Yama, Okeanskoye, Northern Kurils?
OH if correct...

Here? Googled Max Tow's Suribachi Yama, Okeanskoye, Northern Kurils but nothing came up.

Max Tow has it - The mountain is/was called Mount Suribachi - hence the Iwo Jima reference, and the airfield is Suribachi Bay Airfield. Originally was a fishing village, developed into an airfield, nothing there now.

Paramushiru Island has switched between Japan and Russia a number of times over the years. Was part of Japan from 1875. Japan gave up sovereignty in 1951.

Google Earth sometimes has really poor coverage compare to Bing - compare the link in Ripton's post and the screenshot I've posted above.

Open House it is