The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Sasebo Naval Base Peninsula, Japan, 15 September 1945
Taken from roughly 12,400 feet on 15 September 1945, this aerial reconnaissance photograph captures the harbor and industrial waterfront at Sasebo, Japan, a major Imperial Japanese Navy base. Photographed just weeks after Japan's surrender, images like this supported Allied assessment of enemy port facilities and occupation planning across the Home Islands. Project: 218373