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[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft dropping bombs over Aomori Japan] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft dropping bombs over Aomori Japan, July 15, 1945.Inscription on verso: "Radar drop through a solid overcast on Aomori, Japan / 7/15/1945."Crossed-out inscription on verso: "July 15 1945 / Tsugaru Straits area, Northern Honshu / Clouds right down to surface. Dropped bombs by radar. Probably only time done by carrier planes in WWII."Caption…

[Aerial view of Iwo Jima] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, February 20, 1945. An unidentified plane is visible in the distance. Caption: "VD-5. 47J. Iwo Jima. 2-20-45. (0300 GCT). 20" obliques [sic] rest."

[Aerial view of Iwo Jima] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of a smoke cloud near the coastline of Iwo Jima, Japan, February 20, 1945. Caption: "VD-5. 47J. Iwo Jima. 2-20-45. (0300 GCT). 20" obliques [sic] rest."

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft in flight] (Item)

Photograph of five Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft and six General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft in flight over Honshu, Japan, July 15, 1945. Caption: "Five SB2C's and six TBM's of Air Group 83 over northern Honshu. July 15, 1945."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.

[Harry W. Swinburne oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Harry W. Swinburne is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed on the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) with Fighting Squadron 45 (VF-45). Special focus on a combat mission on March 28, 1944, in which Swinburne scored victories against two Japanese gunboats east…

[Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter aces Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experience as fighter pilots with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) and share stories about memorable combat missions. The interview is conducted by fellow VF-9 ace Eugene A. Valencia.

[Aerial view of Iwo Jima, Japan] (Item)

Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, August 4, 1944. Inscription: "16. CV16-2302; 8-4-44; /630(-10); K17-24", T-8000'; Out-6500'; Iwo Jima; Restricted."

[Serviceman Paul Nowell standing in front of Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Paul Nowell standing in front of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in, Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1946. Inscription on verso: "Paul + the Budda [Buddha]."

[Marshall U. Beebe oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marshall U. Beebe is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy. In part two, he continues to discuss the various stages of his military career, including his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot during World War II and as an Air Group Commander during the Korean War. Topics discussed include Beebe’s training history; his time…

[Thomas S. Harris oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Thomas S. Harris discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) and Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission on April 12, 1945 in which he downed a Kawanishi N1K-J “George” aircraft near Kikaishima,…

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