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[Siren at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a siren at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. Inscription: "Fire siren at Komaki Airdrome, used by the Japs as an air raid alarm. Boy, does it sound gruesome when it goes off. It can be heard for many miles. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947. P.S. Bus in background is our transportation to Nagoya, 7 miles away. It's a converted truck, with a Jap body on it. (car body, that is)."

[Fifth Air Force base operations building] (Item)

Photograph of the Fifth Air Force base operations building at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Base operations at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Tachikawa, Japan. April 1947."

[Lloyd R. Lyckman in office] (Item)

Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman in the 158th Liaison Squadron office, located in the Yamato Building in Nagoya, Japan, February 10, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "Nagoya, Japan. 10 Feb 47. This is 'some' shot taken of you-know-who in the office of the 158th in Yamato Bldg. Capt. Crain took it as one of his 'canny' mood shots. Capt. Crain, incidentally, is our Adjutant, and a swell Joe! I'm sending…

[Aerial view of Toyama Highway] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Toyama Highway near Nagoya, Japan, circa 1947. The inscription notes that the road was used at least once as an emergency landing strip.Inscription on verso: "Toyama Highway I landed on with Capt. Metger. Road was concrete, but wide enough for 2 G.I. trucks to meet. There was a 15 foot embankment on either side which added to the mental hazard of making the landing…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of three Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft of the 158th Liaison Squadron parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. Typed caption on verso: "3 of the L-5s used by the 158th Liaison Sqdn at Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. 30 January 1947."

[5th Air Force Troop Billet and hospital building] (Item)

Photograph of a hospital building and enlisted quarters used by the Fifth Air Force in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1945-1952.Typed caption on verso: "Entrance to 5th Air Force troop billet and hospital bldg in Nagoya, Japan. 4 Feb 1947."

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel in flight] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in flight near Mount Fuji, Japan, April 1947. The inscription notes that the plane is piloted by Master Sergeant Ralph G. Strange, United States Army Air Forces.Inscription on verso: "M/Sgt Strange flying in distance. Fuji Mt is in background, with low clouds around her. It was foggy and we just cleared getting thru the pass, as you can see. We were…

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

Photograph of pilot Lloyd R. Lyckman flying a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft (designation "Tokyo Taxi"), Japan, February 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Typed caption on verso: "Yours truly taken in L-5 coming back from trip to Osaka, Japan. Picture taken with Mercury II Camera, by Catp. Metger, Corps of Engineers. February 1947."

[Tom Haggard, Arthur Shaffer, and Cecil A. Kauitzsch] (Item)

Photograph of Tom Haggard (left), Arthur Shaffer (middle), and Cecil A. Kauitzsch (right) at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription: "Cpl. Tom Haggard on left. S/Sgt. Arthur Shaffer in middle. S/Sgt. Cecil A. Kauitzsch on right (with camera). P.S. S/Sgt. Shaffer was one of my pilots on our ferry flight from Muskogee to Tacoma, Washington, Sept 1945. Cpl. Haggard was with me at Cox Field,…

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress tail] (Item)

Photograph of the tail fin of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (tail number 483411) 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: "Huge tail of Maj. General Wolfe's B-17. He is…

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