Chronology of World War II
Tuesday, August 21st
Japanese Surrender Delegation in China
At Chihkiang Airfield in China, T/Sgt Chet Krejci of the 35th Photo Recon Squadron photographed the August 21, 1945 arrival of an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-57 'Topsy' transport, a version of the Ki-21 'Sally' heavy bomber, which carried the Japanese surrender delegation in China. (Courtesy Chester Krejci Family)