Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

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