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[Air base in Japan] (Item)

Photograph of an air base in Japan, taken from inside a destroyed blockhouse, circa 1945-1952.Inscription on verso: "Taken from Jap blockhouse looking at base operations."

[Townsend and Keifer at air base] (Item)

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 background.Inscription on verso: "Capt. Townsend and Sgt. Keifer, operators of the Fuji Grand Hotel. They came out to the strip to see me the day I went up there to fly…

[Concrete hangars] (Item)

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 Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces to store their Stinson L-5 Sentinels.Typed on verso: "A few of the hangars we use for the L-5s.…

[Base operations building] (Item)

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 in here now. I go through that open door many times a day. The NAAB stands for Nagoya Army Air Base, which we are known as. Komaki Airdrome. Nagoya,…

[Control tower on top of concrete hangar] (Item)

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.

[Oil barrel at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of an oil barrel used to heat buildings at Komaki Air Base, Japan, February 4, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "This is a picture of what the Oil Barrels (Diesel) look like outside our windows. The Tube you see running down the wall is a rubber hose, and it goes in to the stove. In fairly cold weather, a 50 gallon barrel lasts about 1 1/2 weeks. 158th Liaison Squadron. Kamaki [Komaki] Air…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked in a hangar at Komaki Air Base in Nagoya, Japan, March 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings and has "Fred's koibito" written on the nose.Inscription on verso: "L-5 stored in concrete hangar. 158th Liaison Sqdn. March 1947."

[Airplane hangar] (Item)

Photograph of an airplane hangar at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The caption notes that the hangar was used by the 158th Liaison Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, during bad weather.Caption on verso: "Closed hangar used by 158th Liaison during bad weather."

[Aerial view of Komaki Air Base] (Item)

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."

[Lloyd Lyckman's quarters] (Item)

Photograph of Lloyd Lyckman's quarters at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "My bunk — taken at night by electric light. (P.S. This bunk is just as 'lovely' as it looks, too!). Komaki Airdrome. March 1947."

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