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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: SC 211875

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945


USAAF B-29 bombers fly in formation over USS Missouri (BB-63), during the surrender ceremonies, 2 September 1945. Photographed from on board the ship, looking up past her forward superstructure, which is crowded with spectators and photographers.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 86KB; 595 x 765 pixels

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27 January 1999