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Celebratory photo of American servicemen on top of a Japanese G4M bomber painted in surrender markings at Ie Jima, 20 Aug 1945. This plane brought in Japanese envoys the day before and would take them out later this day

Caption   Celebratory photo of American servicemen on top of a Japanese G4M bomber painted in surrender markings at Ie Jima, 20 Aug 1945. This plane brought in Japanese envoys the day before and would take them out later this day ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force via Vintage Wings
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Japan's Surrender   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 20 Aug 1945
Photos at Same Place Ie Jima, Okinawa, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 14 Jan 2021

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Mar 2021 02:04:43 PM

Note how the weight of these men compresses the right-side tire as compared with the left.

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WW2-Era Place Name Ie Jima, Okinawa, Japan
Lat/Long 26.7225, 127.7869
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