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Sakishima Islands
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The Sakishima Islands are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese archipelago. They are part of the Ryukyu Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. The is
View of the Sakishima Islands from the ISS
View of the Sakishima Islands from the ISS
Ikema Bridge, between Miyako and Ikema
Ikema Bridge, between Miyako and Ikema
Shimoji
Shimoji
Tarama
Tarama
British Pacific Fleet
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The British Pacific Fleet was a Royal Navy formation that saw action against Japan during the Second World War. It was formed from aircraft carriers, other surface warships, submarines and supply vess
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…consisting of fighters and torpedo bombers along with heavy naval patrol bombers and an assortment of destroyers and destroyer escorts along with the British Pacific Fleet bombed, rocketed and fired their guns at runways and other targets daily while the land battle raged on Okinawa 175 miles away. This was the least…
Five of the six fleet aircraft carriers of the British Pacific Fleet c. 1945
Five of the six fleet aircraft carriers of the British Pacific Fleet c. 1945
Melbourne, 13 December 1944. First conference of the staff of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser's new British Pacific Fleet, held in Melbourne. Left to right:
Melbourne, 13 December 1944. First conference of the staff of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser's new British Pacific Fleet, held in Melbourne. Left to right: Lieutenant Commander G. P. Vollmer (Secretary to Chief of Staff); Lieutenant Commander R. N. Heard; Vice-Admiral C. S. Daniel (seated) Vice Admiral (Administration); Commodore W. G. Andrews; Captain E. H. Shattock (concealed); Captain R. C. Duckworth; Lieutenant S. G. Warrender.
Fleet Air Arm Grumman Avengers and Supermarine Seafires on the deck of Implacable warm up their engines before taking off. Other British warships in t
Fleet Air Arm Grumman Avengers and Supermarine Seafires on the deck of Implacable warm up their engines before taking off. Other British warships in the background.
Formidable on fire after a kamikaze hit.
Formidable on fire after a kamikaze hit.