The Snapshots in Time Collection

American Servicemen Await the Japanese Surrender Envoy Arrival, Ie Shima Airfield, August 1945

American Servicemen Await the Japanese Surrender Envoy Arrival, Ie Shima Airfield, August 1945

American servicemen wait beneath the wing of a Japanese 'Betty' bomber -- identifiable by its green cross truce marking -- at Ie Shima airfield on August 19, 1945. This was the historic arrival of the Japanese surrender envoy delegation, which stopped at Ie Shima before continuing to Manila to receive the Allied terms of surrender that would end World War II. Project: 218047