[Photo] American aircraft fly over USS Missouri after the surrender, photo 2 of 3

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American aircraft fly over USS Missouri after the surrender, photo 2 of 3 ww2dbase

WW2-Era Location Name

Tokyo, Japan

Date

2 Sep 1945

Photographer

Unknown

Source Information

Source

ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

Identification Code

80-G-421130

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2 Sep 1945

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1. J.T. Parcell says:
27 May 2010 12:56:48 PM

Great photo of the Japanese surrender. I have never seen this photo of the Missouri before.

Bill says:
30 May 2010 04:37:27 PM

VICTORY OVER JAPAN

The proceedings opened at 09:08 AM, as 450
aircraft from Task Force 38, roared overhead
General MacArthur, stated:

We are gathered here, to conclude a soleum agreement whereby Peace may be restored.
At the end of the surrender ceremony, and
closing the instrument of surrender, the
General stated, these proceedings are closed

MacArthur turning to Halsey said, Bill where the hell,are all those airplanes? and almost
as if on queue 400 B-29's and 1,500 carrier
aircraft flew over,towards the direction of
Mount Fujiyama.
The United States, had been at war for 1,365
days.

3. Paul says:
27 Apr 2019 01:40:29 PM

Awesome photo

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