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Description 127-GW-1627-134956: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat” fighter plane, decorated with Japanese insignia painted over the American star on the fuselage. Photographed by Sgt C.R. McDade, September 8, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/10/25).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/30267672180 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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