VJ Day in Colour

WW2 - Celebrating VJ Day - After February 1945, date when the island of Iwo Jima was taken by the Americans during the Pacific War, American marines show the Japanese flags which they took from the enemy when they conquered the island. Since February 23, 1945, American soldiers were involved in a fierce battle to capture the island which was an ideal trampoline from which to launch B-29 bomber raids against Japan. During the war, this island was one of the Japanese air bases

B 29 B-29 Bases Colourisation Conquered Ideal Involved Jima Raids Trampoline

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