
Caption | SB2C Helldiver from USS Essex flying over Yap, Caroline Islands, after the Japanese surrender, 28 Aug 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Aug 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Yap, Caroline Islands | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 23 Jun 2014 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | |||||||
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