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[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress] (Item)

Photograph of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The tail bears the emblem of the Fifth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. The inscription notes that the plane belonged to Major General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe, Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force.Inscription on verso: "B-17 – flown by M.Gen Wolfe – Commanding General of 5th Air Force.…

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress] (Item)

Photograph of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (tail number 483411) parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The tail bears the emblem of the Fifth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. The inscription notes that the plane belonged to Major General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe, Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force.Inscription on verso: "Maj. General Wolfe's B-17. Komaki Airdrome.…

[Buildings in Nagoya, Japan] (Item)

Photograph of buildings in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947. The caption on the verso notes that the photo was taken from the office of the 158th Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces. An arrow points to a building in the distance, identified in the caption as a hospital building and troop billet.Typed caption on verso: "View of Nagoya, Japan, taken from the window on the 5th floor,…

[Runway at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of the runway at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. The caption on the verso notes that this runway was used by the 158th Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces.Typed caption on verso: "The landing strip, some 600 feet long, used by the 158th Liaison Sqdn on Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. Strip is directly in front of the Squadron's Operations Bldg. 30…

[Sunset at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a sunset taken from the 158th Liaison Squadron's operations area at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Beautiful shot of sun behind heavy clouds on a late evening – Looking from 158th Liaison Operations – Komaki. March 1947."

[Lloyd Lyckman playing piano] (Item)

Photograph of Lloyd Lyckman playing a piano in the drawing room of the Fuji Grand Hotel, Japan, April 1947.Inscription on verso: "Your Butch at the piano in the drawing room of the Fuji Grand Hotel at Mt. Fuji. The drape over the piano is all hand embroidered silk and simply beautiful. Notice the inlaid flooring. It looks like a linoleum rug but isn't. The curtains behind me are solid maroon…

[Lloyd R. Lyckman flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

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."

[Stinson L-5 Sentinels by hangar] (Item)

Photograph of two Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked at an Eighth Army base in Yokohama, Japan, July 1947. The planes bear United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "8th Army L-5 strip hangar. (My L-5). Yokohama, Japan. July 47."

[People at entrance to Camp McNair] (Item)

Photograph of adults, children, and a dog standing near the entrance gate to Camp McNair, Japan, April 1947. Mount Fuji is visible in the distance.Inscription on verso: "Curious Japanese, but respectful. They are the first to greet anyone who lands at the strip. Fuji again in the back. Note shoes the boys are wearing. Can they run with those things on!! Nagoya, Japan. April 47. P.S. the blot on…

[Automobile at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph 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…

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