| Place | Asia: Japan, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00444.107 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Japan: Tokyo |
| Date made | 25 August 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Aerial view of Omori POW Camp in the Tokyo-Yukahama area taken from a carrier-borne aircraft of ...
Description
Aerial view of Omori POW Camp in the Tokyo-Yukahama area taken from a carrier-borne aircraft of the US Navy Third Fleet. Food was dropped to the waving prisoners. At the end of the war the camp was designated Tokyo POW Main Camp. It held most of the flight crews of fighter aircraft shot down over Japan. (Naval Historical Collection)