Posted on 08/19/2015 4:20:12 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.armysignalocs.com/veteranssalultes/surrender_in_2.htm
Surrender On The Air
August 17-19, 1945 United States Department of State Bulletin.
The following messages were received from the Japanese Emperor, the Japanese Imperial Government, and the Japanese General Headquarters by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers:
[Received Aug. 19, 2:46 A.M.] Inbound Traffic
Some of your forces landed on Shimushu Island (Chishima Islands-Jap IHQ) on August 18. Our forces are obliged to resort to arms for self-defence.
Now that hostilities between both parties having been prohibited it is earnestly to be desired that the hostile actions will soon be ceased.
Please acknowledge. Thanks.
[Received Aug. 19, 3:54 A.M.] Inbound Traffic
Re our telegram number 8, we wish to suspend radio communication over 16,145 kilocycles frequency as we need it for other purposes. Broadcast over 13,740 kilocycles is to be maintained of course. Please answer.
Please acknowledge. Thanks.
[Received Aug. 19, 2:34 P.M.] Inbound Traffic
Representatives of the Japanese Government arrived in Manila at 5:54 P.M. (as given) 1 zone, or Manila time, August 19.
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Betty's Dream | B-25J Mitchell
Named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, pioneer of American military aviation, the B-25 Mitchell was manufactured by North American Aviation and saw service in every theater of WWII.
Just when the B-25 bomber was considered the most modern aviation technology, Maj. Paul I. "Pappy" Gunn, an engineer in Australia, removed the bombardier-navigator from his greenhouse compartment in the nose of a B-25 and found he could install eight forward-firing .50-caliber machine guns in the aircraft. Thus was born the low-level B-25 strafer.
Capt. Charles E. Pop Rice, Jr. became Operations Officer of the 499th Squadron and was assigned to Bettys Dream in June of 1945. Co-piloted by Victor Tatelman, it escorted two Betty bombers carrying the Japanese peace envoys to Ie Shima on August 19, 1945, and again on the return mission from the conference in Manila with General MacArthurs staff. By the time these talks ended World War II, Bettys Dream carried 22 mission symbols and two silhouettes representing sunken Japanese ships.
See reply #5 footnote.
Recently there was an article in our local paper profiling the pilot of the C-54 that flew the mission to Manila. You might be able to find it in the Green Valley News.
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