Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
Tarmac and hangars at Iwakuni airfield.
Handwritten on the reverse "Airstrip - Tarmac & burnt out hangars [sic]. Iwakuni (Japan) May 1946."
NB. The hangars were stripped of their iron cladding to supply shelter for survivors of nearby Hiroshima.
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
DG Sutherland (middle) and two others on a captured Japanese Mitsubishi J2M 'Jack' at Atsugi airfield, Japan.
Handwritten on the reverse "Tojo. [sic. see above] Atsugi. Sep. 45. | John Bremen. self. Tim Hay in cockpit."
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
Crew of RAF Transport Command Dakota KN340 'Spirit of Middlesex' outside the Watch Hut(?) at Atsugi airfield, Japan.
Handwritten on the reverse "First British crew to land in Japan. Taken the day after the Yanks went in. (I am on the left)."
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Low-level aerial oblique view of a prisoner of war camp, presumed to be at Yokkaichi, Japan.
Camera aircraft is in formation with another Avenger from No. 820 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, from the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique taken during a strike, believed to be the chemical works at Onohama, Japan.
See 2010-344.9
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
View from the deck of a ship showing a fleet of naval vessels with a conical mountain in the distance. Believed to be Mount Fuji, Japan.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a Japanese aircraft carrier at sea.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "strike on CVE [escort carrier] in inland sea between Shikoku and Honshu (Japan). Two of four 500lb G.P.'s direct hits. Nose fused. / Damaged by blast."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable).
See also 2010/344.6.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Vertical aerial view of Yokkaichi city, Japan, with points of strategic interest noted.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Vertical aerial view of Yokkaichi city, Japan, with points of strategic interest noted.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of an unknown Japanese location, showing the effects of aerial bombardment.
Possibly strike on barracks south of Osaka (from Petrie's log book entry for 25 July 1945).
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a Japanese port, believed to be Innoshima, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "Strike on shipyards at Inno Shima (inland sea). Four 500lb G.P.'s on fabrication bldg. No fighters."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
See also 2010/344.24.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a strike on Japanese vessels in a small bay in Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipping in Matsushima area. Bombs on DE - probably hit."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
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Vertical aerial view of the small port of Ogatsu, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipping in Matsushima area. Bombs on DE - probably hit." Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Handwritten on the reverse "OKACHI WAN".
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Matsushima airfield, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "Strike on Matsushima airfield - dispersals and installations. Target well plastered."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of Matsushima airfield, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on Matsushima airfield - dispersals and installations. Target well plastered."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Vertical aerial view of an attack on shipping, showing bomb bursts in the sea.
Possibly in the Matsushima area, Japan. (from Petrie's log book entry for 10 August 1945).
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of a Japanese port. Believed to be the Maizuru naval base, Japan (from Petrie's log book entry for 30 July 1945, "Strike on Maizuru naval base (north Honshu). Four 500lb G.P.'s aimed at destroyer did not release."
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique taken during a strike on an unidentified Japanese target. Believed to be the chemical works at Onohama, north Honshu (from Petrie's log book entry for 13 August 1945).
Stamped on the reverse, "H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE / R.N. Official Crown Photograph".
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of an attack on shipping near a coastline, showing bomb bursts in the sea. Believed to be in the Matsushima area, Japan (from Petrie's log book entry for 10 August 1945).
A Fleet Air Arm TBF Avenger is visible flying over the target area.
Handwritten on the reverse: "Bombing over Japan".
See also 2010-344.25
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a strike on Innoshima shipyards, with bomb bursts visible in the sea. Japan. Ikinashima in foreground.
Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipyards at Inno Shima[sic] (inland sea). Four 500lb G.P.'s on fabrication bldg. No fighters."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable).
Handwritten on the reverse "Bombing Japan".
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of a strike on shipping and dockyards, showing bomb bursts in the water. Believed to be in the Matsushima area, Japan. (from Petrie's log book entry for 10 August 1945).
See also 2010-344.23
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a strike on Innoshima shipyards, Japan, with smoke billowing from land-based targets.
Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipyards at Inno Shima[sic] (inland sea). Four 500lb G.P.'s on fabrication bldg. No fighters."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of a Japanese airfield, with training aircraft parked on the tarmac and bystanders gathered around. Unknown location in Japan.
Defensive bunkers/air raid shelters visible at the edges of the tarmac.
Believed to have been taken after the Japanese surrender, c. late August 1945.
