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Caption | SB2C Helldiver from USS Essex flying over Yap, Caroline Islands, after the Japanese surrender, 28 Aug 1945 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Yap, Caroline Islands | ||||
Date | 28 Aug 1945 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | ||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Aug 1945 | ||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Photo Size | 1,531 x 1,125 pixels |
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