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[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."

[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.

[Aerial view of coastline] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of a coastline, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952. Stamped on verso: "United States Air Force Photo. 158th Liaison Squadron."

[Aerial view of city] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of an unidentified city, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952. Stamped on verso: "United States Air Force Photo. 158th Liaison Squadron. Official."

[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,…