39K views · 1K shares | 72 years ago today, Japan signed the formal surrender document aboard USS Missouri (BB 63), bringing WWII to an end and ultimately an alliance that has long been the cornerstone of peace and security in the region. | U.S. Pacific Fleet | Facebook

7.4K views · 703 reactions | On this day in #NavalHistory the British Home Fleet gets an American escort, the Battle of Komandorski Islands begins, and US Forces sink Japanese ships in the Pacific. https://youtu.be/4rw-y4IIxcs #PartnershipsMatter so why was it important for the #USNavy to support Operation Ironclad #OTD in 1942? | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

NO VE DAY FOR THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET… Pretty cool reaction from the pilot just after the crash. 😊 #WW2 #HISTORY | British & Commonwealth Forces

British Pacific Fleet - Flight Ops HMS Illustrious WW2 Footage showing Corsairs and Avengers (with some intercut footage of Fireflies from other carriers) from HMS Illustrious operating as part of the British Pacific Fleet off Sakishima Gunto in 1945. HMS Illustrious' aircraft can be recognised by the 'Q' on their tails. | British & Commonwealth Forces

Movietone - The Mighty British Pacific Fleet in Action WW2: The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a Royal Navy formation which saw action against Japan during the Second World War. The fleet was composed of British Commonwealth naval vessels (in order Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada). The BPF formally came into being on 22 November 1944 from the remaining ships of the former Eastern Fleet then being re-designated the East Indies Fleet and continuing to be based in Trincomalee. The British

British Pacific Fleet (BPF) - British fleet arrives in Sydney, 1945 Footage of the British Pacific Fleet passing through Sydney Heads and making preparations for operations off Sakishima Gunto alongside the United States Navy. Important to remember there were two allied fleets in the Pacific from 1944, the British Pacific Fleet, included RN, RAN, RNZN and RCN assets. It was one of the largest British fleets ever assembled operating 21 carriers, over a thousand Fleet Air Arm pilots, 4 battleships

41K views · 285 reactions | Here’s the final episode of ‘Pacific...