Australian pilots of the No. 457 Squadron Incomplete Japanese submarine Ha-230 at Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note carrier Junyo (center), carrier Ibuki (center background, beyond Junyo), incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi (right background), and a number of escort ships (left background)Japanese sailor aboard carrier Junyo signaling an approaching tug, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
Australian pilots of the No. 457 Squadron 'Grey Nurse' RAAF in the Brunei Bay area, Borneo, 19 Oct 1945; note Spitfire fighter in backgroundIncomplete Japanese submarine Ha-230 at Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note carrier Junyo (center), carrier Ibuki (center background, beyond Junyo), incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi (right background), and a number of escort ships (left background)Japanese sailor aboard carrier Junyo signaling an approaching tug, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2Post-war American photo of Japanese Koryu Type-D midget submarine mid-bodies in a production facility at Kure, Japan, 19 Oct 1945.The island of carrier Junyo as viewed from the flight deck, looking forward, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note the Type 3 radar antenna on the mainmastUSS Parche and another submarine at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19-23 Oct 1945
Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2Post-war American photo of Japanese Koryu Type-D midget submarine mid-bodies in a production facility at Kure, Japan, 19 Oct 1945.The island of carrier Junyo as viewed from the flight deck, looking forward, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note the Type 3 radar antenna on the mainmastUSS Parche and another submarine at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19-23 Oct 1945
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View of Junyo's deck from high on the island, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note men of US Army 32nd Division on the flight deck, Type 3 radar antenna on the mainmast, radio direction finder loop in foreground, and several Ha-201-class submarines in background


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