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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 08 of 12.

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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 08 of 12. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ie Jima, Okinawa, Japan
Date 19 Aug 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 62866
 
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Photos on Same Day 19 Aug 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, 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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Photo Size 740 x 584 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Mar 2021 01:42:18 PM

Leader of the Japanese delegation, Japanese Imperial Army Vice Chief of Staff Lt General Torashiro Kawabe, transferring to a USAAF C-54 Skymaster for the flight to Manila where he would meet with Douglas MacArthur.

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