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[Envelope with airplane sketch]
Envelope addressed to Lloyd R. Lyckman at the Dai-ichi Hotel in Japan, circa 1945-1952. Includes a sketch of an airplane flying past Mount Fuji.

[Control tower on top of concrete hangar]
Photograph of a control tower on top of a concrete hangar at Komaki Air Base, Japan, circa 1947. A fire truck is parked inside the hangar.

[Aerial view of Komaki Air Base]
Oblique aerial photograph of Komaki Air Base, Japan, circa 1947.Typed caption on verso: "Could have been a good shot had it been developed better. It's taken at 10,000 feet east of Komaki Air Field, with the Field down below."

[Serviceman gathering rocks]
Photograph of a United States Army Air Forces serviceman, possibly Lloyd R. Lyckman, gathering rocks at Komaki Air Base, Japan, circa 1947.Typed caption on verso: "Could be your butchy in one of his off moments shots, stooping for rocks."

[Lloyd R. Lyckman flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman flying a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription on verso: "Your 'Butch' leveling-off for a landing on the Toyama highway. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

[Captain Metger]
Photograph of Captain Metger standing outside the Corps of Engineers office at Komaki Air Base in, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription on verso: "Capt. Metger on the porch of his Corps of Engineer Office. This officer was in charge of all the building of…

[Lloyd R. Lyckman flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman flying a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription on verso: "Your 'Butch' on mission over Japan with Captain Metger taking the picture. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

[Operations building at Itami Air Base]
Photograph of the base operations building at Itami Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription: "Itami base operations. Itami Army Air Base. Just a few miles north of Osaka. Komaki. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

[Aerial view of Toyama Highway]
Oblique aerial photograph of Toyama Highway near Nagoya, Japan, circa 1947. The inscription notes that the road was used at least once as an emergency landing strip.Inscription on verso: "Toyama Highway I landed on with Capt. Metger. Road was…

[Concrete hangars]
Photograph of concrete hangars at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. The inscription notes that the hangars, originally used by the Japanese military during World War II to store Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero" aircraft, were used by the 158th…
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