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[Operations building at Itami Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of the base operations building at Itami Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription: "Itami base operations. Itami Army Air Base. Just a few miles north of Osaka. Komaki. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

[Stinson L-5 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft (tail number 417868) at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "Cpl. Levy warming up L-5 on a cold morning on Japan. Komaki. March 1947."

[American flag at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of an American flag on a flagpole at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Old Glory' waving proudly in the stiff north wind on a cold day in Japan. Komaki Hdq. March 1947. (158th Liaison Sqdn operations in distance to right of picture.)"

[Control tower on hangar] (Item)

Photograph of a control tower on top of a concrete hangar at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. A fire truck is parked inside the hangar.Inscription on verso: "Komaki Base control tower atop hangar revetment – Komaki, Japan. Fire truck underneath. March 1947."

[Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of buildings at Komaki Air Base, Nagoya, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Exceptionally beautiful cloud profile taken looking south, with sun behind clouds overhead. Komaki Airdrome. March 1947."

[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.

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel practicing airborne message pickup] (Item)

Photograph of a low-flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft practicing an airborne message pickup at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States Air Force markings and has a mouth painted on the nose.

[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,…

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