The Snapshots in Time Collection

Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' Bomber with Green Cross Truce Markings, Ie Shima Airfield, August 1945

Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' Bomber with Green Cross Truce Markings, Ie Shima Airfield, August 1945

A Japanese Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' bomber, marked with a green cross to signal its truce status, sits on the tarmac at Ie Shima as American servicemen gather to view it, August 1945. This aircraft carried Japanese officials on the first leg of their journey to Manila, where they would receive the Allied terms of surrender that ended World War II. Project: 218047