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Title: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Bong40 on July 21, 2014, 05:50:33 PM

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d18_1405968267

Check these out  ;)

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: WEZEL on July 21, 2014, 06:38:06 PM

Nice find  :aok

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Post by: Vraciu on July 21, 2014, 10:10:22 PM

Very cool.

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Post by: bacon8tr on July 21, 2014, 11:03:09 PM

Awesome find and a great read.  :aok

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Post by: USRanger on July 21, 2014, 11:15:01 PM

First I've seen or heard of that. Awesome!

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Post by: Slate on July 22, 2014, 08:57:44 AM

  Nice thank you for sharing.  :aok

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Post by: Nypsy on July 22, 2014, 11:09:14 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Maverick on July 22, 2014, 11:27:27 AM

Good stuff, thanks.

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Post by: Serenity on July 22, 2014, 12:01:36 PM

That was a GREAT article! Thanks for the link!

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: zack1234 on July 22, 2014, 01:27:55 PM

Fantastic  :)

Japanese losing the honor they never had :)

What were they thinking attacking the US?.

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 22, 2014, 01:38:01 PM

Quote from: zack1234 on July 22, 2014, 01:27:55 PM

What were they thinking attacking the US?.

Honestly?  The Japanese believed that the US wouldn't declare war and any conflict would only last a few months, 6 months at the most.  The Japanese actually believed that the US would not engage in a full out general war because of the isolationist movement that was currently sweeping the US at the time.

Just like we didn't think Japan would go to war over the oil embargo we placed, the Japanese made the same miscalculation about us going to war to defend our territory and avenge Pearl Harbor.

ack-ack

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Mister Fork on July 22, 2014, 02:35:57 PM

Quote from: Ack-Ack on July 22, 2014, 01:38:01 PM

Honestly?  The Japanese believed that the US wouldn't declare war and any conflict would only last a few months, 6 months at the most.  The Japanese actually believed that the US would not engage in a full out general war because of the isolationist movement that was currently sweeping the US at the time.

Just like we didn't think Japan would go to war over the oil embargo we placed, the Japanese made the same miscalculation about us going to war to defend our territory and avenge Pearl Harbor.

ack-ack

Kind of like 'poking the sleeping giant with a big stick'.  ;)

Interesting find for sure!

On a side note: the smart thing the US did to Japan when they surrendered was tell their Army, Air Force, and Navy to show up for work the next day and continue to receive pay cheques and the same for all government workers (police forces, fire fighters, city workers, teachers etc). Same thing in Germany.

Considering how fanatical the IJN/IJA were towards their emperor, it prevented the country from going into squalor.

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Jack16 on July 22, 2014, 03:35:33 PM

My grandfather was in the 873rd Engineering Aviation Bn.
These three photos are in his picture album of war photos. I don't know if he took these or if they are "press photos."

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x311/archywood/20140722_162103_zps568e3f69.jpeg)

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x311/archywood/20140722_162123_zps89694d51.jpeg)

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x311/archywood/20140722_162132_zps4bcb3296.jpeg)

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Shifty on July 22, 2014, 04:28:32 PM

Nice find and great read.

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: Stampf on July 22, 2014, 04:29:52 PM

Quote from: Shifty on July 22, 2014, 04:28:32 PM

Nice find and great read.

Ja...left me feeling...well...not sure.

Cool pics though.

Title: Re: Great Pictures of the Japanese "Surrender Airforce"
Post by: DaveBB on July 22, 2014, 05:50:58 PM

Very cool pictures.  One thing I've always wanted to see a picture of was the flyover after the signing on the Missouri.  Over 1000 U.S. aircraft flew over the ship after the Japanese signed.