| Caption |    | Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 01 of 12. ww2dbase | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy | ||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-490352 | ||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 19 Aug 1945 | ||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Ie Jima, Okinawa, Japan | ||||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 7 Sep 2006 | ||||||
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 David Stubblebine says:
14 Mar 2021 01:10:21 PM
The Japanese were instructed to paint their planes white and mark them with dark green crosses for the flight from Tokyo to Ie Jima, just off Okinawa. Once at Ie Jima, the delegation, led by Japanese Imperial Army Vice Chief of Staff Lt General Torashiro Kawabe, transferred to a USAAF C-54 Skymaster for the flight to Manila, where they would meet with Douglas MacArthur. They flew back to Ie Jima the next day and then on to Tokyo. The Japanese flight crews were housed at Ie Jima overnight.
 David Stubblebine says:14 Mar 2021 01:10:21 PM
The Japanese were instructed to paint their planes white and mark them with dark green crosses for the flight from Tokyo to Ie Jima, just off Okinawa. Once at Ie Jima, the delegation, led by Japanese Imperial Army Vice Chief of Staff Lt General Torashiro Kawabe, transferred to a USAAF C-54 Skymaster for the flight to Manila, where they would meet with Douglas MacArthur. They flew back to Ie Jima the next day and then on to Tokyo. The Japanese flight crews were housed at Ie Jima overnight.
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Betty bomber on final approach Ie Shima
August 19,1945 the wars over, but the paperwork has to be processed. Delegation will board Dogulas C-54 Skymaster and fly to Manila.