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Photo #: 80-G-490379 Surrender of Japan, 1945 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. Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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18 February 1999