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Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft crashed upside down on a beach near Nagoya, Japan, August 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "The L-5 the Infantry cracked up in the river bottom. Nagoya,…

Photograph of two men, likely Lloyd R. Lyckman (right) and Louis L. McCoy (left), standing outside a civic information center building in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Inscription on verso: "To my good friend M/Sgt. Lyckman. Louis L. McCoy,…

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.

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…

Photograph of a Buddhist statue at a temple near Nagoya, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Buddha shrine 20 miles south of Nagoya, Japan. March 1947."

Photograph of Mount Fuji, Japan, April 1947.Inscription on verso: "Mt. Fuji taken 8000 ft. above sea level, and above clouds. Japan. April 1947."

Photograph of Mount Fuji (Japan) taken from a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft, April 1947. Part of the plane's wing is visible.Inscription on verso: "Mt. Fujiyama taken in front of left wing on my L-5. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947."

Photograph of Captain Townsend (right) and Sergeant Keifer (left) at an unidentified air base in Japan, April 1947. The plane behind them is a Stinson L-5 Sentinel of the United States Army Air Forces. Mount Fuji is visible in the…

Photograph of the sign for the base operations building at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The sign reads: "Base operations. Komaki Airdrome. NAAB [Nagoya Army Air Base]. APO 710. Elevation 78 feet."Inscription on verso: "Our new base ops. I work…

Photograph of a Buddhist guardian statue at a temple near Nagoya, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Giant statue protecting Buddha shrine 20 miles south of Nagoya, Japan. March 1947."