Fleet Air Wing 17, Aug. 15, 1945 - Japanese agree to surrender - Planes Recalled!

Although the formal surrender did not take effect until Sept. 2, 1945, the first notice from the Japanese that they would agree to surrender reached the front lines in the Pacific on 15 August 1945.

This photo is of the flights schedule board at US Navy Fleet Air Wing 17, Clark Field, Philippines on Aug. 15th.

Patrol Bombing Squadrons VPB119 and VPB104 operated under FAW 17; the assignments for that day are listed on the board.

Notice that all missions had departed between 0500 and 0600 but, the surrender notice apparently hit the ops office at 0713, resulting in the recall of all planes.

[For more on VPB119 see www.flickr.com/photos/12755045@N06/sets/ ]

Taken in: Philippines / Central Luzon / Mabalacat (show map)

Taken on: August 15, 1945

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Sets appears in: • Squadron VPB119 • ACORN 34

Groups appears in: • World War II Vintage Photos • WWII: The Pacific and the Far East more » • World War II: China-Burma-India • VPB 119 • Images of World War Two • 1945 • Dated Vintage Photographs (pre 1945) « less

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