[Automobile at Komaki Air Base]

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Identifier2000-10-16-430_image_308SourceThe Lloyd R. Lyckman Military Aviation Collection (2000-10-16-430), Box 1, Folder 7CreatorLyckman, Lloyd R., 1914-1993DescriptionPhotograph of an automobile at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The inscription notes that the vehicle is a converted jeep owned by Captain Staugaard, the motor pool officer.

Inscription on verso: "Converted jeep owned by Capt. Staugaard, Motor Pool Officer. A Jap auto factory did the work for him. They rolled out the metal by hand, after the Capt. gave them the drawings, which he drew up himself. It's really a nice little buggy, and it doesn't even ride like a jeep. Komaki Airdrome. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947."Creation Date1947-04SubjectJapan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952United States. Army Air ForcesUnited States. Air ForceVehiclesKomaki Air Base (Japan)PlaceNagoya-shi (Japan)JapanOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lloyd R. Lyckman Military Aviation Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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