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NH 62867 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: NH 62867  Surrender of Japan, 1945
Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: One of two specially-marked Mitsubishi G4M-1 (Betty) aircraft lands at an airfield on Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 19 August 1945. The plane brought a Japanese delegation who were flown on to Manila in a USAAF C-54 transport to receive instructions concerning the surrender and occupation. The plane in the foreground, providing shade for onlookers, is a C-54. The guard in the right center foreground carries an M-1 carbine. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 62867
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