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HOW PEACE CAME TO THE EAST. 16 AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS SHAH OF THE EAST INDIES FLEET. PERSONALITIES AND SCENES WHEN THE NEWS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER WAS RECEIVED, AND THE CELEBRATIONS WHICH FOLLOWED AFLOAT AND ASHORE. (A 30198) VJ Day celebration in Trincomalee Harbour. Taken from the flight deck of HMS SHAH shows how the British East Indies Fleet reacted to the end of the Japanese war. The flagship HMS NELSON was the centre of attraction, she is seen with her Spithead Fairy lights twinkling, being subjected to a friendly barrage of Pyrotechnics from the other ships in harbour. An Avenger bomber can be seen in the left h… Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205161375