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Portrait of an aviator against the background of a destroyed Japanese Type 95 light tank, also known by the code name "Ha-go". Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an aviator against the background of a destroyed Japanese Type 95 light tank, also known by the code name Ha-go. Tokyo, Japan. 1945
The centre of Nagasaki destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on 9 August 1945. The Fat Man atomic bomb, containing the equivalent of 21,000 tonnes of TNT, was dropped on the city from a height of 500 metres. The death toll was 39,000, rising to 75,000 by the end of the year. Half of the city, with a population of 195,000, was completely destroyed. Nagasaki, Japan. 1945Portrait of an aviator against the background of a destroyed Japanese Type 95 light tank, also known by the code name "Ha-go". Tokyo, Japan. 1945
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Photos from collection U.S. Navy Rescue Squadron VH-4 in Pacific

Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator against the background of the Ministry and General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an American aviator against the background of the Ministry and General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an aviator against the background of a destroyed Japanese Type 95 light tank, also known by the code name Ha-go. Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Portrait of an aviator against the background of a destroyed Japanese Type 95 light tank, also known by the code name "Ha-go". Tokyo, Japan. 1945

The centre of Nagasaki destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on 9 August 1945. The Fat Man atomic bomb, containing the equivalent of 21,000 tonnes of TNT, was dropped on the city from a height of 500 metres. The death toll was 39,000, rising to 75,000 by the end of the year. Half of the city, with a population of 195,000, was completely destroyed. Nagasaki, Japan. 1945

The centre of Nagasaki destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on 9 August 1945. The Fat Man atomic bomb, containing the equivalent of 21,000 tonnes of TNT, was dropped on the city from a height of 500 metres. The death toll was 39,000, rising to 75,000 by the end of the year. Half of the city, with a population of 195,000, was completely destroyed. Nagasaki, Japan. 1945

Interior view of an American Martin PBM Mariner aircraft, numbered K-3 of rescue squadron VH-4, during flight. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Interior view of an American Martin PBM Mariner aircraft, numbered K-3 of rescue squadron VH-4, during flight. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Portrait of an aviator with a bottle on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Portrait of an aviator with a bottle on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Portrait of an aviator on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Portrait of an aviator on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

A frog on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

A frog on the shore of an island. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Wreck of Japanese landing boat Daihatsu on the island shore. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Wreck of Japanese landing boat "Daihatsu" on the island shore. Pacific Ocean. 1945

The crew of the Mariner floats an inflatable boat to the aircraft from one of the islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

The crew of the Mariner floats an inflatable boat to the aircraft from one of the islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Two proas on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The proa is a specific type of multi-hulled sailing vessel used by Polynesian and Samoan islanders in the Pacific Ocean. Proa are characteristic of the Malay Archipelago and the islands of the South Pacific. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Two proas on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The proa is a specific type of multi-hulled sailing vessel used by Polynesian and Samoan islanders in the Pacific Ocean. Proa are characteristic of the Malay Archipelago and the islands of the South Pacific. Pacific Ocean. 1945

One of the atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

One of the atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

Supposedly Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II, the atoll's 167 inhabitants were forcibly relocated in 1946, and the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. Marshall Islands. Pacific Ocean. 1945

The island of Saipan, captured by American troops. It was on this island in 1944 that thousands of Japanese committed suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans. Saipan, Japan. 1945

The island of Saipan, captured by American troops. It was on this island in 1944 that thousands of Japanese committed suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans. Saipan, Japan. 1945

The island of Saipan, captured by American troops. It was on this island in 1944 that thousands of Japanese committed suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans. Saipan, Japan. 1945

The island of Saipan, captured by American troops. It was on this island in 1944 that thousands of Japanese committed suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans. Saipan, Japan. 1945

All from collection U.S. Navy Rescue Squadron VH-4 in Pacific

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