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[Asahi Press Building] (Item)

Photograph of the Asahi Press Building in Nagoya, Japan, February 10, 1947. The caption notes that the building was used as Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ) by the United States Army Air Forces.Typed caption on verso: "Nagoya, Japan. 10 Feb 47. The Asahi Press Bldg, where all officers who work in town, and aren't married, live. It used to be an elaborate hotel or something, and there was a…

[Dependent housing buildings] (Item)

Photograph of dependent housing buildings for American military families in Nagoya, Japan, February 10, 1947. The Yamato Building, headquarters of the Fifth Air Force, is visible in the distance.Typed caption on verso: "Nagoya, Japan. 10 Feb 47. A distant shot of the Yamato Building, taken for the Dependent Housing Area. Distance is about half a mile. Houses being erected in the foreground of the…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft at Komaki Air Base, Japan, circa 1945-1952. The plane bears United States Air Force markings.Typed caption on verso: "Shot of an L-5 from the rear taken out by the side of the Operations building."

[North American T-6 Texan aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of two North American AT-6 (T-C) Texan aircraft parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, July 1947. The planes bear United States Army Air Forces markings.

[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…

[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,…

[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."

[Yamato Building] (Item)

Photograph of the Yamato Building, headquarters of the Fifth Air Force, in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947. The caption notes that the staff car parked by the entrance is used by Major General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe, Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force.Typed caption on verso: "Entrance to Yamato Bldg. Headquarters, 5th Air Force, Nagoya, Japan. Staff car in front is the one used by Maj. Gen.…

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