The Snapshots in Time Collection
Japanese 'Betty' Bomber with White Surrender Markings Surrounded by American Servicemen, Ie Shima Envoy Flight, August 19, 1945
American servicemen crowd the airfield at Ie Shima to witness a Japanese 'Betty' bomber, freshly painted white with a green cross of truce, on August 19, 1945. This aircraft carried Japanese delegates on the first leg of their historic journey to surrender negotiations in Manila, marking one of the final chapters of World War II in the Pacific. Project: 218047