Following take-off, a PBJ-1H of VMB-613 circles Iwo Jima to form-up in preparation for an anti-shipping mission in the waters surrounding Chichi Jima, Haha Jima, and Hachijo Jima, approximately 160 miles to the north.  Mount Suribachi can be see in the upper center of the photograph, while an escort carrier is in visible in the lower center.

Photograph: Marine Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (via William A. Kehr)