Departure ceremony [Image 2 of 14]

SAIKI CITY, JAPAN

03.06.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Krigbaum 

U.S. Navy           

SAIKI CITY, Japan (March 6, 2016) Commander U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo Capt. Matthew Ovios and Saiki City Mayor Yasuyoshi Nishijima hold the inventory for the World War II F4U-1D Corsair fighter-bomber before them after Ovios formally accepted the inventory from Nishijima at the departure ceremony held for the aircraft parts at Yawaragi Peace Memorial Hall in Saiki City, Japan on Mar. 6, 2016. The parts are from a Fighter Squadron (VF) 10 Corsair that was ditched off Saiki on March 18, 1945 after attacking an Oita military airfield. They were salvaged from the water and displayed until the decision was made to return them to the U.S. Navy as a goodwill gesture marking seven decades since the end of World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.06.2016
• Date Posted: 03.09.2016 08:18
• Photo ID: 2450742
• VIRIN: 160306-N-QY759-097
• Resolution: 3456x5184
• Size: 1.22 MB
• Location: SAIKI CITY, JP