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80-G-490418 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-490418 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: U.S. Navy officers who landed at Atsugi airfield in the first combat aircraft, 29 August 1945. Those present are (left to right): Lieutenant Commander Don Thorburn; Lieutenant Commander E.V. Wedell; Interpreter S. Toda; Lieutenant Commander John N. MacInnes; Lieutenant W.V. Ballew and Lieutenant Commander Cliff McDowell. They are standing in front of what appears to be a Japanese Navy/Nakajima J1N1-R (Irving) that is fitted with a 20mm gun turret. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490418
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