120079 Accession Number: 120079

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PENFOEI, TIMOR 1945-10-02. TIMFORCE. LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. YAMADA, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 48TH DIVISION, FLEW INTO PENFOEI TO ATTEND SURRENDER CEREMONY. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF HIS TWIN ENGINED BOMBER COLLAPSED ON LANDING BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED. THE PLANE IS PAINTED IN THE AGREED SURRENDER COLOURS, GREEN CROSSES ON WHITE BACKGROUND. (PHOTOGRAPHER K. B. DAVIS)

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Accession Number
120079
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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