Lieutenant Den Sudo emerges from the cockpit of his Mitsubishi G6M1-L—a “wingtip escort” heavy fighter variant of the G4M1 “Betty” bomber converted to a transport—at Ie Shima on August 19, 1945. The white-painted airplane carried officials charged with arranging details of the Japanese surrender. (Frederick Hill Collection/U.S. Air Force Academy via Jack Fellows)

Frederick Hill Collection/U.S. Air Force Academy via Jack Fellows