The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Waifu Airstrip with Parked Aircraft, 25 August 1945
Photographed on 25 August 1945 from about 2,800 feet, this reconnaissance image shows five twin-engine aircraft parked at "Waifu" airstrip, alongside barracks-like structures and open, scarred terrain. Taken just days after Japan's surrender, such photographs documented airfields and aircraft in the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War. Project: 218373