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English: Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945: U.S. Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. The battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. The light cruiser USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right distance. Aircraft include Grumman TBM Avenger, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and Vought F4U Corsair types.
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520775.

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current07:52, 26 August 2017Thumbnail for version as of 07:52, 26 August 20172,918 × 2,304 (3.7 MB)CobatforNARA version
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15:14, 9 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 15:14, 9 September 2007739 × 589 (55 KB)Schlendrianremoved caption
17:52, 29 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:52, 29 September 2006740 × 610 (58 KB)Lilliputian~commonswikiSurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right dis

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