
Caption | Japanese P1Y Ginga and D4Y Suisei aircraft at Atsugi Airfield, Japan, post-war; note some propellers removed to prevent unauthorized flights ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Famous WW2 Quote
"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
30 Oct 2012 03:06:34 PM
WARS END:
WHAT A TREASURE TROVE OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT IN CENTER IS AN AICHI D4Y-1 CODE NAMED "JUDY".
OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ARE A6M2, MODEL 21 ZERO, OTHER MODELS OF THE ZERO LOOK LIKE A6M5, MODEL 52s THE TWIN ENGINED AIRCRAFT ARE YOKOSUKA P1Y GINGA "FRANCES"
TODAY THESE AIRRAFT WOULD BE WORTH MILLIONS.
THE SCRAPMAN COMETH:
A FEW AIRCRAFT SURVIVED AND WERE TESTED IN THE USA, LATER SOME WERE SCRAPPED OR SAVED FOR LATER DISPLAY IN MUSEUMS.
AT THE END OF THE WAR, SURVIVING JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIED OR TOWED INTO ROWS AND BULLDOZED INTO PILES OF SCRAP, MELTED DOWN INTO ALUMINIUM INGOTS, BURIED OR BURNED.
ITEMS THAT COULD BE SALVAGED LIKE LANDING GEAR TIRES, TAIL WHEELS WERE LATER RECYCLED WHEELED CARTS TO HELP HELP FARMERS, OTHER EQUIPMENT LIKE TRACTORS AND LIGHT TRUCKS.
THE DESTRUCTION OF WWII JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT LASTED INTO 1947!
AS A CHILD IN THE 1950s, I REMEMBER THOSE CHEAP LITTLE TOYS AND OTHER ITEMS YOU COULD BUY THAT SAID: MADE IN JAPAN.