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NH 62870 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: NH 62870 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Members of a Japanese military & civilian delegation disembark, with their swords and other gear, from one of two specially-marked Mitsubishi G4M-1 (Betty) aircraft on an airfield on Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 19 August 1945. The envoys were transferred to a USAAF C-54 and flown to Manila, where they received instructions concerning the surrender and occupation. Note U.S. Military Policemen, photographers and other onlookers in the background. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 62870
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