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80-G-490379 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-490379 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: U.S. Third Fleet carrier planes fly in massed formation over the fleet's ships, as it awaited orders to move into Japanese ports, 23 August 1945. More than a thousand aircraft participated in the flyover. The ships were operating within a few hours' steaming time of the Japanese coast. Over 260 aircraft can bee seen in this image, including F6F, F4U, TBM and SB2C types. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490379
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