File:USS Missouri (BB-63) flyover, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 (520775).jpg

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English: Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945: U.S. Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. The battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. The light cruiser USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right distance. Aircraft include Grumman TBM Avenger, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and Vought F4U Corsair types.

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2 September 1945

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U.S. Navy photo 80-G-421130

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:52, 26 August 2017	2,918 × 2,304 (3.7 MB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	NARA version
	20:37, 18 January 2010	2,777 × 2,243 (1.13 MB)	The ed17 (talk \| contribs)	larger version.
	15:14, 9 September 2007	739 × 589 (55 KB)	Schlendrian (talk \| contribs)	removed caption
	17:52, 29 September 2006	740 × 610 (58 KB)	Lilliputian~commonswiki (talk \| contribs)	Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right dis