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Japan Flew a Bizarre Fleet of American B-17s in WW2

In the spring of 1945, intelligence officers from the US Army Air Forces received several unexpected reconnaissance images.
Stars and Stripes

Ceremony in Japan remembers US airmen executed in WWII — and those who carried it out

FUKUOKA, Japan — Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored Friday with a solemn ceremony that also reckoned with the ...
The Diplomat

80 Years After WW2, Japan Again Finds Itself in Uncharted Waters

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit. Japanese Prime Minister ...
CNN

Pilots take off on friendship flight to commemorate 80th anniversary of atomic bombings of Japan

As they fly wing to wing over a vital spot in the development of the atomic bomb, a native of Japan and a former US military officer hope their friendship outshines the horror of the blasts that took ...