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    V-J DAY FLIGHTS OVER OAHU

    Oct 27, 2020 1 minute

    n September 2, 1945, World War II formally ended with waves of Allied aircraft that helped defeat Japan flying over Tokyo Bay as the. On August 29-30 and September 2, 2020, the 75th anniversary of V-J Day was marked at Oahu, Hawaii, where the Japanese carrier strike on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into the war on December 7, 1941. There were fewer aircraft involved in this ceremony to “Salute their service, honor their hope,” but they were once again flying over , which lies preserved near the sunken remains of the battleship .

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