Images of 1944-45 Japan photographed by U.S. forces published

Images of 1944-45 Japan photographed by U.S. forces published

Photo shows an aerial image of Tokyo taken on March 10, 1945, by the U.S. military. The Japan Map Center has recently published a collection of some 50 photographs of Japan shot by U.S. F-13 reconnaissance aircraft between November 1944 and September 1945. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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