Japanese pilots captured during 2nd Sino-Japanese War

Japanese pilots captured by the Chinese during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) - 'captured alive and treated with kindness'. They are 'allowed to write letters to their families in Japan'. Date: circa 1939

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ILEA000637051

Registered date
1939/12/31 00:00:00

Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Kyodo News Images

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Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2008

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5162 × 3450 pixel

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300 dpi

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3.69(MB)*

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