A USAAF aerial reconnaissance photograph of Kurume, Kyushu, Japan, taken on 15 September 1945, shortly after the end of World War II. Parked aircraft are visible on an airfield in the foreground. Photographs like this were used for mapping, damage assessment, and occupation planning by American forces, and are associated with the 345th Bombardment Group, which flew missions in the Pacific from its base on Ie Shima. Project: 218373