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War weary aircraft at the Wheeler Field graveyard (Waieli Gulch airstrip), Oahu, Hawaii, 4 Apr 1945. Photo 1 of 2.	War weary aircraft at the Wheeler Field graveyard (Waieli Gulch airstrip), Oahu, Hawaii, 4 Apr 1945. Photo 2 of 2.	Ground crew made an 'on the line' check of the radio in the P-51 Mustang 'Hot Shot Charlies' of the 364th Fighter Group, US 383rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Honnington, England, United Kingdom, 5 Apr 1945	Japanese troops being captured by Americans on Iwo Jima, Japan, 5 Apr 1945

Omar Bradley and George Patton at Bastogne, Belgium, 5 Apr 1945	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	Three Japanese soldiers emerged from their hiding place to surrender, Iwo Jima, 5 Apr 1945	Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 exploding in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J (44-29600; 2Lt Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group

Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 sinking in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J (44-29600; 2Lt Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group	Relief Map of Iwo Jima used to brief US carrier pilots; this photo was filed 6 Apr 1945	US B-25J (44-29600; 2Lt Francis A. Thompson) of 499th 'Bats Outta Hell' Bomb Squadron of 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group attacking Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1, in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945	A Japanese special attack aircraft exploding on the deck of USS Hancock off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945

A mushroom cloud hanging above battleship Yamato's exploding hull, 7 Apr 1945	Battleship Yamato under aerial attack in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945	Crewmen of USS Hancock assessing the damage caused by Japanese special attack aircraft, off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945	Cruiser Yahagi listing heavily to port, East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945 at 1345 hours; note four American aircraft in flight on the left side of the photograph

Damaged USS Hancock hiding in smoke, off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945	Explosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945	Japanese Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki (front row, center) with members of his cabinet on his inaugural day of administration, Tokyo, Japan, 7 Apr 1945; note Mitsumasa Yonai (front row, first from right) and Korechika Anami (rear row, first from left)	Louisville off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 7 Apr 1945