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A British RAF officer examining a Ki-45 aircraft, Kallang Aerodrome, Singapore, Sep 1945	A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2

A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2	Captured A6M3 Model 22 Zero fighter, near Buin, Bougainvile, Sep 1945

Captured Japanese A6M Zero fighter at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Sep 1945; note missing stabilizer on aircraft and jeep in background	Captured Junkers Ju-290 heavy transport aircraft with German markings but with US tail number FE3400 flying over the United States in late 1945. This plane became a common sight at postwar air shows.

Close-up of a TBM-3 Avenger aircraft of Composite Squadron 41 from USS Makin Island enroute to Wakayama, Japan, Sep 1945	Cockpit of a wrecked G4M bomber, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Sep 1945

F6F Hellcat launching from USS Intrepid’s starboard catapult, 1945. Note SB2C Helldiver and TBM Avenger spotted on the deck. Note also Independence-class light carrier cutting across Intrepid’s bow.	HMS Colossus off Wusong, Shanghai, China, circa Sep 1945

Post-war photo of a TBM-3 Avenger from Torpedo Squadron VT-27 from the aircraft carrier USS Independence flying over the Japanese battleship Nagato at Yokosuka, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945	US and Chinese airmen with a captured Japanese L2D aircraft, China, circa mid- to late-1945

XB-32 Dominator bomber of USAAF 386th Bombardment Squadron at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945	XB-32 Dominator bomber of USAAF 386th Bombardment Squadron refueling at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945

American aircraft fly over USS Missouri after the surrender, photo 1 of 3	American aircraft fly over USS Missouri after the surrender, photo 2 of 3

B-29 bombers flew in formation over battleship Missouri, during the Japanese surrender ceremonies, 2 Sep 1945	USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2

Escort Carrier USS Attu and Fleet Carrier USS Shangri-La (left) exchanging personnel and equipment by high wire while at sea, 3 Sep 1945. Note F4U Corsairs and SB2C Helldiver aircraft on Attu’s deck.	A Curtis SB2C Helldiver flying from USS Intrepid over Tientsin, China (now Tianjin), 5 Sep 1945. Intrepid launched 86 aircraft this day as a show of strength during the demobilization of Japanese forces in the area.