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| Japanese battleships Fuso (foreground), Nagato (center), and Mutsu (background) at Mitajiri, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan, 1928 | Portrait of Yamato's officers two days prior to Ten-Go Operation, Mitajiri Anchorage, Hofu, Japan, 5 Apr 1945; note Rear Admiral Kosaku Ariga at front center | HVAR air-to-surface rockets mounted on a P-51D Mustang of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan at Hofu Airfield, 1948. |
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